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The Brave at Home.   No. 3.
The Brave at Home. No. 3.

The Brave at Home. No. 3.

Printer (American, 1840 - 1867)
Publisher (American, 1840 - 1867)
Publisher (American, 1859 - 1864)
Publisher (American, born 1840)
Date1862-1865
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/4 x 9 1/16in. (31.1 x 23cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 x 11 1/8in. (38.1 x 28.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA woman wearing a dress trimmed with ruching, with a hoop skirt and undersleeves with cuffs, stands in an interior holding the right hand of a young man in her right hand. Her left hand rests on his shoulder. He wears a Union military uniform consisting of a jacket, a belt with a brass bucklet with "U.S." on it, pants, and a beaked cap which he holds in his left hand. A small dog sits at their feet looking up at them. Drapery with cords and a tassel is in the left background. A book labeled "HOLY / BIBLE" and a vase of flowers are on a table covered with a tablecloth in the right background. A patterned carpet is on the floor.
Object number1987.216.9
NotesSubject Note: The poem, "The Brave at Home," was written by Thomas Buchanan Read (1822-1872), a poet and painter known for his patriotic subjects. (Finlay 8/22/2003)
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The Brave at Home.  No. 1.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1862-1865
The Brave at Home.  No. 2.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1860-1865
The Soldier's Adieu.
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
1830-1840
The Soldiers Adieu.
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
1830-1840
The Soldiers Adieu.
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
1830-1840
Museum purchase, 1970.46.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Case & Skinner
1840-1843
The Wounded Soldier's Return.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1848
Sons of Temperance.
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
1850-1851
Sons of Temperance.
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
1850-1851
Uncle Tom and Little Eva.
E.C. Kellogg & Co.
1852-1853
Washington Family.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1845-1846