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Museum purchase, 1974.100.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not Determined
The Siren.
Museum purchase, 1974.100.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not Determined

The Siren.

Printer (American, 1850 - 1851)
Date1850
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 5/8 x 4 15/16in. (16.8 x 12.5cm) Sheet (height x width): 9 9/16 x 5 15/16in. (24.3 x 15.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1974.100.1
DescriptionA young woman stands at an open window in a stone building. She wears a dress of printed fabric with a separate bodice, trimmed with lace and a large bow. A flower, probably a rose, is at the top of the bodice. Additional flowers are in her hair. She also wears jewelry, consisting of bracelets and a choker fastened with a brooch. She holds a yellow bird, possibly a canary, in her right hand. A birdcage is at the upper left near patterned drapery with a cord. Leaves, probably ivy or grape leaves, are at the upper and lower right. A bouquet of flowers in a glass vase is on the window sill at the right.
NotesSource Note: Illustration appeared as the frontispiece in The American Book of Beauty, or Token of Friendship. Edited by a Lady. Hartford: Silas Andrus and Son [1850]. (Finlay 3/4/2009)
Status
Not on view
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