Americana hand-colored lithograph titled "The Old Oaken Bucket," published by the prominent American printmaking firm Currier & Ives. This particular pastoral scene was a popular release from the firm, reissued in 1872 following its original 1864. The print was inspired by the 1818 poem "The Bucket" (commonly known as "The Old Oaken Bucket") by Samuel Woodworth. The poem celebrates childhood memories of home and simpler times, a sentiment that resonated deeply with 19th-century Americans.