Pheasant.

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): 10 1/2 x 13 3/4in. (26.7 x 34.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 7/8 x 13 15/16in. (27.6 x 35.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA large game bird, apparently a ruffed grouse and not a pheasant, is seen in profile facing left. The individual feathers are delineated in great detail. A moss-covered log is at the left. A grassy field is at the right. Trees are in the left background.

Object number1995.182.101

InscribedOn recto: Lithographed title beneath image: "PHEASANT."; in pencil, lower left: "46 #1"
On verso: Inscribed in pencil, lower right: "Dwr 12" "Drawings & Engravings / medium size" and old and new accession numbers; lower right margin: "Dr. #6".

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