Aunt Mary

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1847

MediumLithography; black 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): 14 3/8 x 10 1/4in. (36.5 x 26cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionA woman is standing with her left elbow leaning on a blanket draped on the back of a chair. She is looking to her right, and she is holding an envelope in her right hand. She is wearing a dress with lace at the shoulders and a ribbon sash. On the left are trees outside a fringe-draperied window. Drapery is on the right.

Object number2006.22.0

InscribedOn recto, printed at lower center, "AUNT MARY. / "180."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesDate Note: This lithograph can be dated exactly to 1847 because that is the only year that E.B. & E.C. Kellogg were located at 144 Fulton St., New York. (Finlay 6/8/2006)

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