New York Ferry Boat
ca. 1860–65
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 7 15/16 x 12 7/16 in. (20.2 x 31.6 cm) Sheet: 13 7/16 x 17 5/8 in. (34.1 x 44.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Accession Number
54.90.785
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step aboard the bustling waters of mid-19th-century New with *New York Ferry Boat*, a hand-colored lithograph produced the renowned firm Currier & Ives around 1860–65. This charming print captures the essential role of ferry boats in connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn and beyond, before the era of bridges and subways. Depicting a sturdy vessel navigating the East River amid a flurry of sails and steamships, it evokes the dynamic energy of a growing metropolis. Currier & Ives, founded by Nathaniel Currier and later partnered with James Merritt Ives, revolutionized American printmaking by creatin...