The Way to Happiness.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
After a work byAfter a work by
William Drummond
Date1840-1844
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 9 7/8in. (30.2 x 25.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 1/4 x 10 1/16in. (33.7 x 25.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 1/4 x 10 1/16in. (33.7 x 25.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionHalf-length image of a young woman within an oval frame. She leans over an open book, probably a Bible, which rests on a patterned, fringed cloth on a pillow with a tassel at its corner. Her hands are folded in prayer. She wears a dress trimmed with lace or ruching and a bracelet. Drapery is in the background.
Object number1995.182.92
InscribedRecto: Lithographed title beneath image: "THE WAY TO HAPPINESS."Verso: Inscribed in blue ink, upper left: "Box 26 / #7"; in pencil, lower left: "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 11"; old and new accession number inscribed in pencil, lower right.
Subject Terms
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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