“The Soldiers Dream Of Home”

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Sale 478: Fine Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography (#478) 04/26/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Lot #56“The Soldiers Dream Of Home”

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Sale 478: Fine Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography (#478) 04/26/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 04/26/2012 11:00 AM PDT

Description

Heading:

(Civil War)

Title:

“The Soldiers Dream Of Home”

Author:

Currier & Ives

Place Published:

New York

Publisher:

Currier & Ives

Date Published:

1860s

Description:

Original small folio 10x12” hand-colored Currier & Ives print, showing a reclining Union Civil War soldier napping on a battlefield with an inset above showing his dream of homecoming to his wife and children. The battlefield scene shows tents, soldiers and a cannon next to a colorful bonfire, which illuminates the soldier, his gun and drum.

Conningham #5595.

Condition:

The print with approximate 1” margins is a bit rough with some repairs to reverse made with archival tape, but with bright colors and worthy of restoration, taped into a modern archival mat,

Item#:

226023

Headline:

Currier & Ives “The Soldiers Dream Of Home”
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