A Close Calculation.
PrinterPrinted by
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
(American, 1811 - 1881)
PublisherPublished by
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
(American, 1811 - 1881)
PublisherPublished by
Ensign, Thayer & Co.
(American, 1850 - 1852)
Date1852-1853
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/4 x 12 13/16in. (21 x 32.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
Object number1956.83.13
DescriptionA monkey, seated at the left, extends the tip of its tail towards a spotted dog which is chained to the board wall at the right. The chain is attached to the dog's collar. A coat and a cap with a feather hang from the wall. A wooden tub of water is in the right foreground. A ewer or pitcher and a plaid cloth are beside the monkey in the left foreground. A Gothic revival house with decorative vergeboards and hood moldings is visible through a doorway in the left background.
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