Gift of Michael Shortell, 2009.210.2 © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Family Register

DraftsmanDrawn by Maria B. Cowles American

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Comstock American, 1850 - 1851

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Comstock American, 1850 - 1851

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 7/8 x 17 3/8in. (53 x 44.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 3/4 x 18in. (60.3 x 45.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Michael Shortell

DescriptionThe words "Family Register / MARRIAGES AND BIRTHS" are inscribed in a scroll surrounded by roses with leaves, thorns, buds, and flowers. The head and shoulders of a small child are emerging from a full-blown rose at upper center.

Object number2009.210.2

InscribedOn verso of print, lower right, in pencil, accession number
On verso of backing, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesConstituent Note: It seems probable that the Maria B. Cowles who drew and published this Family Register was born in Amerst, MA in 1813 and died in San Francisco, CA in 1894. A Maria B. Cowles, presumably the same woman is listed in Hampshire, MA in the 1860 and 1870 Federal Census. (Information from rootsweb.com and ancestry.com 11/12/2009)

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