{"product_id":"currier-mouring-print","title":"Victorian Currier Mourning Lithograph with Hair","description":"\u003cp\u003eMourning lithographs to memorialize loved ones were popular throughout the 1800s and early 1900s.  There were two major players in the mourning lithograph business, Currier and Kellogg.  The example we have is an exceptional hand tinted print from Nathaniel Currier ca. 1846.  This print was made almost 11 years before Ives became a partner changing the company name to the more well-known Currier and Ives. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular print features two mourners seated next to a large gravestone with the inscription \"Sacred to the Memory of\" with the names Bruno Friedrich Born Altenburg Saxony July 14 1835, Died Detroit MI 1836.  The second name inscribed is for Henriette Friedrich Born St Louis Nov 20, 1838, Died Lebanon Ill. Sept 6 1840.  This print features a church in the background and weeping willows framing the print.  The bottom of the print is marked with the Currier name and address.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the most unusual element about this framed print is the inclusion of two small locks of hair to memorialize the two names inscribed on the grave stone.  While it is getting harder to find these lithographs, its particularly rare to find them with hair.  We attempted to find information about the family on ancestry but unfortunately came up short.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is framed in a lovely walnut frame with a gold gilt interior border.  This frame has been reworked at some point by a framing company in Media PA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__group\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"accordion__label\" href=\"#\"\u003e Additional Details \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1846\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Paper, wood, glass\u003cbr\u003es\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e  17 1\/4\" x 13 1\/4\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarkings:\u003c\/strong\u003e N. Currier \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good.  The print itself is in immaculate condition for its age.  The frame has to small dings on its right side, a small split in the wood on the left interior side and there is wear to the gold gilt interior.  This damage does not effect the piece structurally and it still presents beautifully.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__group\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"accordion__label\" href=\"#\"\u003e Cleaning and Care \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__text\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDust with dry microfiber cloth.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"The Veiled Mirror","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68112166977725,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/8304\/7101\/files\/CurrierMourningPrint7.jpg?v=1793562915","url":"https:\/\/theveiledmirror.com\/products\/currier-mouring-print","provider":"The Veiled Mirror","version":"1.0","type":"link"}