Maternal Instruction.
PrinterPrinted by
Kellogg & Comstock
(American, 1850 - 1851)
PublisherPublished by
Kellogg & Comstock
(American, 1850 - 1851)
PublisherPublished by
Ensign & Thayer
(American, 1849 - 1850)
Date1850
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 9/16in. (30.2 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 5/8 x 13 1/4in. (44.8 x 33.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 5/8 x 13 1/4in. (44.8 x 33.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA woman is seated in a carved and upholstered chair. She wears a dress with lace and a ribbon tied in a bow at her throat, and two bracelets. She has a comb in her hair. Her left index finger is inserted between the pages of small paper-backed book. With a flat stick, she points to the text in a picture book held by a young child, who wears a dress and pantaloons. The illustration depicts a crouching animal, probably a dog. A second child, a girl, leans on the back of a chair nearby. A shawl or blanket rests on the chair. Drapery hang from a window at the far left. Papers and a wooden box with a hinged lid containing a ribbon [?] are on a table covered with a patterned tablecloth at the right. A patterned carpet, floorcloth, or matting is on the floor.
Object number1995.182.99
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