The Old Oaken Bucket.
After a work byAfter a work by
Frederick Styles Agate
(American, 1807 - 1844)
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): 11 15/16 x 8 5/8in. (30.3 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 8 7/8in. (35.6 x 22.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
Object number1955.15.18
DescriptionA barefoot boy stands beside a large square stone well, drinking from a wooden bucket bound with metal hoops and attached with a rope to a pulley. He wears a vest, a shirt with rolled-up sleeves, a bow tie, and trousers. A straw hat and jacket are on the ground in the right foreground. Two spotted dogs are beside him. A long pole, possibly a fishing pole, leans against the rim of a second stone basin in the left foreground. Weeds and plants, possibly including hollyhocks, grow in the foreground, and a large tree shades the well. In the background, a path leads through a grassy lawn to a house with a picket fence and a dormer window. A man and a woman stand on the porch. Vines grow on the roof. Smoke issues from the chimney. A lake with a boat sailing on it is in the distance, surrounded by hills.
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Subject Note: This print was probably meant to illustrate the popular song "The Old Oaken Bucket," written by Samuel Woodward in 1818. (Finlay 12/16/2002)
Status
Not on view
Frederick S. Brown
1886
