Print, Framed, Currier & Ives, The Great East River Suspension Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge 1881, Carved Burnt Wood Frame, Vintage 1980s

1881. The bridge that connected two cities. Currier & Ives saw it happening and printed it for history. This one is framed in carved burnt wood.

This is a vintage decoupage print of Currier & Ives' "The Great East River Suspension Bridge, Connecting the Cities of New York and Brooklyn" — a reproduction of the firm's 1881 copyright lithograph, framed in a carved and burnt-wood frame, circa 1980s. Made in USA. One available. Ready to hang.

Currier & Ives was America's preeminent printmaking firm from 1835 to 1907 — founded by Nathaniel Currier, partnered with James Merritt Ives in 1857, producing hand-colored lithographs of American life that documented everything from city scenes and rural landscapes to historical events and sporting life. Their Brooklyn Bridge lithographs, produced around the time of the bridge's 1883 completion, captured one of the great engineering feats of the 19th century at the moment of its triumph. This reproduction is printed as a decoupage on a wooden base and framed in a carved and burnt-wood frame that was entirely of its own moment — this style of rustic American folk-art framing was enormously popular in the 1980s and has come back with considerable force in the current moment for Old Americana and grandpa-chic interiors.

A couple of chips on the back of the frame; a couple of very small areas where the print surface has chipped/worn, photographed and disclosed. The overall presentation remains handsome.

A wonderful piece for a Currier & Ives collector, a Brooklyn or New York history enthusiast, a lover of Old Americana, or anyone decorating a study, office, or entryway with the best of 19th-century American iconography.

• Source: Currier & Ives lithograph, copyright 1881
• Made in: USA
• Dated: circa 1980s (reproduction/decoupage)
• Dimensions: 16.5" wide × 12.0" tall × approx. 0.75" deep (landscape)
• Material: Decoupage print on wood — carved and burnt-wood frame
• Condition: Vintage used, very good. Chips on back of frame; minor surface wear on print in small areas. Hanging cord present (may benefit from replacement with wire). Please review all photos carefully — we cannot accept returns.