The Cares of a Family.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg (American, 1811 - 1881)

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg (American, 1811 - 1881)

PublisherPublished by Horace Thayer & Co. (American, 1852)

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 5/8in. (30.2 x 21.9cm) Sheet (height x width): 17 7/8 x 13 1/2in. (45.4 x 34.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number2003.271.0

DescriptionA half-length portrait of a young girl is enclosed in a rectangular frame with rounded corners. She wears a dress with a wide neckline and short sleeves trimmed with lace. A sash at the waist is tied in a bow. She holds a broad-brimmed straw hat cradled in her left arm. Within the hat is a bird's nest with six birds in it. She appears to be feeding one of the birds with a small spoon held in her right hand. Trees are in the right background. A lake or stream is in the left background.

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