Morning Devotion.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

PublisherPublished by Phelps & Watson American, 1859 - 1864

PublisherPublished by F. P. Whiting American, born 1840

Date1857-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 x 8 13/16in. (30.5 x 22.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 13/16 x 9 15/16in. (35.1 x 25.2cm)

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Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA young woman wearing a dress with lace trim kneels on a cushion trimmed with braid and a tassel. She wears a brooch at her throat. Her hands are clasped in prayer, and her elbow rests on a large book, probably a Bible, which is on a small table. Also on the table are flowers in a vase and a small box with a lock. Drapery tied back with cords is at the left and right. A leaded window is in the right background.

Object number1995.182.80

InscribedRecto: Lithographed title beneath image: "MORNING DEVOTION / 288."; in pencil, lower center: "Drawer 11 #10".

Verso: Inscribed in pencil, upper left: "Box 20 / #6"; lower right: "consv. CPC / 1987" "Dwr 11"; old and new accession numbers inscribed in pencil, lower left.

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