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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.174.11, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyrig ...
Family School; Hartford, Conn.
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.174.11, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not Determined

Family School; Hartford, Conn.

Printer (American, 1840 - 1867)
Date1842
MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/4 x 7 5/16in. (10.8 x 18.6cm) Sheet (height x width, open to full size): 11 3/8 x 18 1/4in. (28.9 x 46.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2000.174.11
DescriptionA residential building with columns at the corners, an oval window, and chimneys is surrounded by trees and shrubs. Vines grow on a rail fence in the foreground. A picket fence is at the right. Columns frame a gate in a lattice fence. A man and a woman stand in the garden near a small pavilion or gazebo. Three small birds fly in the sky.
NotesObject Note: The sheet is folded in half, with the lithograph printed on the right side of the recto; the left side, which is folded back, is blank. Sheet size records the size of the entire unfolded sheet. (Finlay 5/24/2004)
Status
Not on view