Memorial

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock (American, 1848 - 1850)

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock (American, 1848 - 1850)

PublisherPublished by D. Needham (American, 1808 - 1888)

Date1848

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 5/8 x 8 5/8in. (32.1 x 21.9cm) Sheet (height x width): 17 15/16 x 13 9/16in. (45.6 x 34.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number1996.177.31

DescriptionA man stands at the left, facing a marble monument incorporating a pointed arch, gothic tracery, and a cross. He wears a frock coat, vest, shirt, necktie, top hat, pants, and shoes. He holds a cane in his right hand. Grass and a rose bush grow at the left of the monument. Lilies grow at the right. A weeping willow tree grows behind the monument and arches over it. A man and a woman walk on a path between additional gravestones in the right background. Trees, including evergreen trees, a river, and a bridge are in the distance. A stone or brick burial vault is built into a hillside in the left background. Trees, fields, and a city with several prominent church steeples are in the distance.

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