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The glimpse of the homestead – Antique Print

The glimpse of the homestead, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1859. — antique lithograph
The glimpse of the homestead, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1859.. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Titled *The Glimpse of the Homestead*, this lithograph was published in New York by Currier & Ives around 1859, when the firm was producing a steady stream of sentimental rural scenes for a broad middle-class public. The title suggests a farmstead glimpsed across the landscape, a motif that appealed to viewers who were moving toward cities or western lands and romanticized settled country life. A later catalog raisonné compiled by Gale Research lists the print as number 2590 in the firm's output.

Created / publishedNew York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1859.
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreLithographs 1850-1860.
NotesCurrier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2590
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,196 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-115365

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