The Question Settled.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by George Whiting (American, 1820 - 1862)

Date1861-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 7/8 x 12 15/16in. (22.5 x 32.9cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 14 3/8in. (26 x 36.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

Object number1950.81.0

DescriptionPolitical cartoon features three kittens or cats. In the center, a white kitten with a shield and ribbon that reads "OLD ABE" stands in the interior of a dish bearing the Great Seal of the United States. A gray striped kitten wearing a rope around its neck that reads: "JEFF" is slinking off at the right. A black kitten on the left wearing a ribbon that reads: "CONTRABAND" has one foot in the dish. The dish sits on a map of the United States. The Confederate States and their major cities are identified at the left: ALABAMA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, SOUTH / CAROLINA, Mobile, Pensacola, St. Augustine, Savannah, Beaufort, Port Royal, Charleston." The map rests on an American flag.

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