Palmer, F.F. "Life in the Country. Morning."

F.F. Palmer.  "Life in the Country. Morning." New York: Currier & Ives, 1862. Medium folio. 11 x 15 1/4. Lithograph.  Full original hand color.  A few repaired tears, extending into image ca. 1 inch; expertly repaired so as to be nearly invisible. Print has been backed with rice paper.  Otherwise, very good condition.  C:3509. From 1834 to 1907 the firm of Nathaniel Currier and (after 1856) Currier & Ives provided for the American people a wide and varied gallery of prints for the new mass market of middle class society.  The firm produced two general types of prints: “rush” prints quickly made to provide information about newsworthy events, and “stock” prints depicting every conceivable subject relating to American life, including city views, sports, games, home life, religion, and entertainment.   These prints were issued as small folio prints that sold for about 20 cents each, to large, more finely produced prints which sold for between $1 and $3.  The firm was the most succ