The Snare.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg (American, 1811 - 1881)

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg (American, 1811 - 1881)

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. (American, 1850 - 1852)

Date1850-1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 5/16 x 12 5/16in. (21.1 x 31.3cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 5/16 x 14 1/4in. (26.2 x 36.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

Object number1948.13.1

DescriptionA boy kneels to set a snare, consisting of a noose made of string attached to a bent limb, in a space between a low fence constructed of twigs and ferns. He wears a jacket, trousers, and a hat. His jacket and trousers are ragged and frayed. A second boy stands nearby, holding a dead grouse. He wears a cap with a brim, a jacket with a hole in the elbow, a shirt and tie, and striped trousers. The boys are in an open woodland. Vines grow on the tree at the left.

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