Maternal Piety.
PrinterPrinted by
E.C. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1851 - 1854
PublisherPublished by
E.C. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1851 - 1854
PublisherPublished by
Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning
American
Date1852-1853
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 x 8 7/16in. (30.5 x 21.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 15/16 x 9 7/8in. (35.4 x 25.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 15/16 x 9 7/8in. (35.4 x 25.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA woman is seated on a chair in a domestic interior. She holds a baby on her lap. She wears a dress with a lace collar and cuffs. Her feet are on a footstool. A small barefoot boy in a white nightgown kneels in front of her. His hands are clasped in prayer. His shoes or slippers are nearby on the patterned carpet. A wicker cradle is at the left. Drapery is in the left background. A framed oil painting of a landscape is on the wall in the right background.
Object number1995.182.95
InscribedRecto: Lithographed title beneath image: "MATERNAL PIETY. / Who taught my infant heart to pray, / And love God's holy book and day, / And taught me Wisdom's pleasan[t way] / My [Mother.]"Verso: Inscribed in pencil, left center: "452/5989"; lower right: "consv. CPC 1987" "Dwr 11"; old and new accession numbers inscribed in pencil, lower right.NotesHistorical Note: The lines of poetry inscribed beneath the image are from "My Mother," by Jane Taylor (1783-1824).
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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