The Playful Family.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
Date1840-1844
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 3/16 x 9 7/8in. (20.8 x 25.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 13/16 x 9 7/8in. (24.9 x 25.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 13/16 x 9 7/8in. (24.9 x 25.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA group of four cats, a cat and three kittens, plays around a wooden footstool with a leather or upholstered top. The cat is crouched on top of the stool while the kittens play beneath it. One kitten plays with a straw or twig, the other two reach up towards their mother. A dish is in the left background.
Object number1995.182.98
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image: "69 / THE PLAYFUL FAMILY."; inscribed in pencil, lower margin, "[To?] Eddie Burstin [Bunstin?] for Punctuality in Attendance."On verso, inscribed in pencil: upper left, "Box 22 / #2"; lower right, "Dwr 12" and old and new accession numbers.
Subject Terms
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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