ARTIST: Charles Parsons
PUBLISHER: Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. New York.
MEDIUM: Two-stone lithograph handcolored,
DATE: 1862.
EDITION SIZE: Large folio 18 x 26 1/2" (45.7 x 67.3 cm).
DESCRIPTION: Original "Best Fifty" Currier & Ives prints No. 3; New "Best Fifty" No. 77.<br><br> This scene depicts the Central Park Bow Bridge, built in 1862—the same year this folio-sized lithograph was published. The Bow Bridge is the only cast iron bridge in Central Park and the second oldest cast iron bridge in the United States.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition and color, with additions of later color. Wide margins.. Framed in 2" Bird's Eye Maple
REFERENCE: Conningham #954.