Reading the Scriptures.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
Kelloggs & Thayer
American, 1846 - 1847
PublisherPublished by
D. Needham
American, 1808 - 1888
Date1845
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper in 4-ply mat
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 3/16 x 12 3/8in. (20.8 x 31.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 7/8 x 13 5/8in. (25.1 x 34.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 7/8 x 13 5/8in. (25.1 x 34.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA man and a woman are seated in upholstered armchairs in a domestic interior. The man wears a jacket, vest, shirt, and tie. The woman wears a dress with separate white cuffs, possibly trimmed with lace. She holds what appears to be a handkerchief. The man reads from a large open book, probably a Bible, that rests on a table covered with a patterned tablecloth. A lamp is on the table. A patterned rug is on the floor. Drapery is in the left and right background. A fire burns in a fireplace directly behind the table. Flowers, probably roses, in vases and books are on the mantle.
Object number1995.182.84
InscribedRecto: Lithographed title beneath image: "READING THE SCRIPTURES. / 'Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life, and they are they which testify of me.' John 5.39. / 69. [?]"Verso: Inscribed in brown ink, right center: "452 / 5988"; inscribed in pencil, lower left: "Dwr 11"; old and new accession numbers inscribed in pencil, lower left.
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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