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Courtship. / Matrimony.

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

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

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

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 5/16in. (30.2 x 21.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10in. (35.7 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number1996.177.52

DescriptionThe head of a man at the left and a woman at the right are shown in profile, facing each other. Viewed right side up, the figures appear to be smiling, showing their teeth. The man wears a cap, the woman a hat. Viewed upsidedown, the faces appear to be frowning angrily, with storm clouds and lightning overhead. The man wears the same cap; the woman wears a mob cap with a ribbon bow. The composition is surrounded by an oval within a rectangle. The pattern in the corners suggests marble.

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