Family Register
DraftsmanDrawn by
Maria B. Cowles
(American)
PrinterPrinted by
Kellogg & Comstock
(American, 1850 - 1851)
PublisherPublished by
Kellogg & Comstock
(American, 1850 - 1851)
Date1850
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 7/8 x 17 3/8in. (53 x 44.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 3/4 x 18in. (60.3 x 45.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Michael Shortell
Object number2009.210.2
DescriptionThe words "Family Register / MARRIAGES AND BIRTHS" are inscribed in a scroll surrounded by roses with leaves, thorns, buds, and flowers. The head and shoulders of a small child are emerging from a full-blown rose at upper center.
NotesConstituent Note: It seems probable that the Maria B. Cowles who drew and published this Family Register was born in Amerst, MA in 1813 and died in San Francisco, CA in 1894. A Maria B. Cowles, presumably the same woman is listed in Hampshire, MA in the 1860 and 1870 Federal Census. (Information from rootsweb.com and ancestry.com 11/12/2009)Status
Not on view
Turner & Cowles
