Currier & Ives, Celebrated Trotting Horse Trustee

Title: The Celebrated Trotting Horse Trustee As he Appeared in his Twentieth Mile…20 miles in 1 hour over the Union Course, L.I., Oct. 20th, 1848
Author: **
Description: Color lithograph tinted with original hand-coloring. From the painting from life by Samuel Jones; printed by J. Cameron on stone. Large folio, 23½x30¾, re-matted and framed in 1978 for Young Gallery, San Jose, California. Laid down on modern board, tipped onto board backing."This is the earliest print I have seen printed in more than one color" – Conningham, 911. Young Gallery typed label on paper backing for frame identifies this as from the Mr. and Mrs. Donald T. Smith collection.
Heading: (Currier & Ives)Place Published: New York
Publisher: N. Currier
Date Published: 1848

Repairs in the sky, white repair to right margin, some rubs, mild darkening and scratches, 3" crease to lower left; still very good and nice.