The Morning Prayer.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. American, 1850 - 1852

Date1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 9/16in. (30.2 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10in. (35.7 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionBust-length image of a young boy with long hair with his hands joined in prayer, facing left. He wears a white shirt and a black tie. Patterned drapery is in the background. An oval frame with flowers, including roses, in the borders surrounds the image.

Object number1995.182.93

InscribedRecto: Lithographed title beneath image: "THE MORNING PRAYER. / DEFEND US FROM ALL EVIL THROUGHOUT THIS DAY. / 51."; in pencil, lower left: "Drawer 11, #7".

Verso: Inscribed in pencil, lower right: "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 11"; old and new accession numbers inscribed in pencil, lower right.NotesHistorical Note: The same subject was also published by Currier & Ives.

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