Gift of Dr. James S. Brust, 2009.284.2 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Manchester Strawberry.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Bulkeley (American, 1867 - 1990)

PublisherPublished by Hale Brothers (American)

After a work byAfter a work by E. C. McLean (American, active 1881 - 1883)

Date1883

MediumLithography; colored printer's inks on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 x 11in. (20.3 x 27.9cm) Sheet (height x width): 9 x 11 15/16in. (22.9 x 30.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Dr. James S. Brust

Object number2009.284.2

DescriptionA strawberry plant is densely covered with berries, leaves, and blossoms.

Label TextThe seed and nursery business was established in America in the 19th-century and the Kelloggs produced many brightly colored prints of fruits, flowers, and ornamental trees and shrubs. This included making prints for the local nursery owned by G.H. and R.H. Hale of Glastonbury. The chromolithograph of Manchester Strawberries by Kellogg & Bulkeley seen here sold for 10 cents in the Hales's 1883 illustrated catalogue.

NotesConstituent Note: The lithograph is based on a painting by E. C. McLean that was exhibited at Horticultural Hall in Boston in 1881. (Finlay 3/18/2011)

Status

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