Family Register.

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): 8 15/16 x 13 1/16in. (22.7 x 33.2cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 14 1/16in. (25.6 x 35.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number1987.280.0

DescriptionA four-column family register is surrounded by an ornamental border incorporating six vignettes in decorative frames. A stylized and interlaced vine pattern, with realistic morning glory blossoms, is in the left and right borders. The vignettes include: a man, a woman, a boy holding a hoop, and a girl standing outside; a woman wearing an apron, a seated man, and three small children in an interior; a wedding with a minister, bride, groom, and two attendants; a seated woman and a small child beside a grave monument; a house with trees and a grassy lawn; a mill with a waterwheel; a factory in a field with a pond or river in the foreground; and a church with a graveyard.

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