Nipped in the Ice

Lithographer Lithographed and published by Currier & Ives American

1877–94

Not on view

A whaling scene. A three-masted ship is caught on ice in the ocean. Two groups of crew members climb across the ice in the foreground. A large iceberg stands in the background.

Artwork Details

Title: Nipped in the Ice
Lithographer: Lithographed and published by Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
Date: 1877–94
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph, with gum arabic
Dimensions: Image: 8 5/8 × 13 7/16 in. (21.9 × 34.1 cm)
Image and text: 9 1/2 × 13 7/16 in. (24.1 × 34.1 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 17 5/8 in. (34.3 × 44.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
Object Number: 63.550.407
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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