FIRE GREAT CONFLAGRATION AT PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA 1845 Currier & Ives Print

Description: FIRE GREAT CONFLAGRATION AT PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA 1845 Currier & Ives Print FYI: "The Great Fire of Pittsburgh was a conflagration in Pittsburgh which occurred on April 10, 1845. It was sparked by an unattended fire that ignited a nearby ice shed or barn, and spread due to a number of factors, including the poor water pressure the outstripped infrastructure gave to the ill-equipped volunteer fire companies, the mixture of soot, flour dust, and cotton fibers in the air from industry, the frequent near-gale-force winds hitting the city at midday, and the six weeks before the fire that the city had been deprived of rain." This is a Print from a vintage Art Book. Suitable for framing. The plate/print was taken from a book dated. There may be an image and/or text on the back. Condition: Very good art print measures 9" x 12" inches included border, beautiful gift and display for home, office and business, sold unframed. About the Illustrators: Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895) were partners in the firm of Currier and Ives, the most important 19th-century lithographic company in America. Their prints were widely sold across the nation. Nathaniel Currier, born in Roxbury, Mass., was apprenticed in his teens to a Boston lithographic firm. He established his own lithography business in New York City in 1835. The lithographer James Ives, born in New York City, entered into partnership with Currier in 1857. Currier retired in 1888, Ives a few years later; but the firm was carried on by their sons and flourished until 1907. Lithography had begun in America in the 1820s. It was quicker and less expensive than engraving, hence the remarkable success of the firm of Currier and Ives. Soon after setting up business they produced extensive folios, usually based on paintings. Some of the work was crude, but the quality varied considerably. WE ACCEPT MOST OFFERS. ANY QUESTION PLEASE ASK! WE COMBINE SHIP. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 12 USD

Location: Erie, Pennsylvania

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