Jolly Young Ducks

After Frances Flora Bond Palmer American, born England

Lithographer Currier & Ives American

1866

Not on view

On a bank beneath a tree four ducklings swim in a pond and two remain onshore. Reeds grow in the water and on shore and there is a split rail fence at right. Three of the ducklings are yellow and three have brown markings.

Artwork Details

Title: Jolly Young Ducks
Artist: After Frances Flora Bond Palmer (American (born England), Leicester 1812–1876 New York)
Lithographer: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
Publisher: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
Date: 1866
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 9 13/16 in. × 14 in. (24.9 × 35.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (30.4 × 40.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
Object Number: 63.550.328
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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