Print, Framed, Currier & Ives, The Great East River Suspension Bridge, Vintage

• Vintage Decoupage Print, Currier & Ives - The Great East River Suspension Bridge New York 1881, Brooklyn Bridge, Carved Burnt Wood Frame, Old Americana Wall Decor, Grandpa Chic Home Decor, (Discontinued)
• Vintage: 1980's
• Made in USA
• Details:  A wonderful vintage print of The Great East River Suspension Bridge, Connecting the cities of New York and Brooklyn.  This one was made using a print from a Currier & Ives lithograph copyrighted in 1881. Currier and Ives made a few lithographs of this bridge, undoubtedly a tremendous feat of engineering at the time.  This style of decoupage art work was very popular in the 1980's and feels just as appropriate today.  The print is framed in a wooden frame that has been carved and burnt to create a rough edge.  This is Old Americana at its best, great decor in a study, office, or an entrance hall in a New York or Brooklyn apartment home!   A great gift for an Americana collector.  We have several other Currier and Ives items, please search our site if interested.  If you're gifting this item, you may want to replace the "cord" in the back with picture hanging wire.
• Materials:  Paper, Wood
• Dimensions: 16.5 inches Wide and 12.0 inches Tall, approx. 0.75 of an inch Deep (Landscape orientation)
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Very Good Vintage Condition.  There are a couple of chips on the back of the frame.  The front shows a couple of areas where the print has chipped/worn off, very small, not very noticeable (all photographed for you). All acceptable due to age/use/wear.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are ANTIQUE and VINTAGE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections.  

Currier and Ives was started by Nathaniel Currier in 1835.  It was a successful American printmaking firm in New York City that produced prints from paintings by fine artists as black and white lithographs and later colored by hand, usually by German immigrants.  In 1857 Nathaniel partnered with James Merritt Ives and the company became Currier & Ives.  Currier and Ives was the most successful company of lithographers in the U.S.   Their works included lithographs of American life with different themes like:  hunting, fishing, city life, rural scenes, historical scenes, ships, railroads, winter scenes, still lifes and so much more.  Currier died in 1888 and Ives was active in the firm until his death in 1895. Both Currier's and Ives's sons followed their fathers in the business, until they closed in 1907.  Today, original Currier and Ives prints are much sought by collectors, and modern reproductions of them are popular decorations.