The Fair Moss Rose.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Comstock (American, 1850 - 1851)

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Comstock (American, 1850 - 1851)

PublisherPublished by Ensign & Thayer (American, 1849 - 1850)

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/4 x 8 1/2in. (29.8 x 21.6cm) Sheet (height x width): 14 1/8 x 10 1/8in. (35.9 x 25.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number2003.284.0

DescriptionA young woman wearing a dress with a tightly fitted bodice stands beside a stone balustrade and reaches for a rose growing on a bush beyond. Her dress has lace and what appears to be satin ribbon trim on the collar and cuffs. There is an overskirt, apparently of velvet, decorated with a bow with a rosette in the center. The woman wears a rose in her hair. The balustrade has finials in the shape of urns. Grass and small plants are in the foreground. Trees and hills are in the background.

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