Charity.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1848-1849

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 11 13/16 x 8 9/16in. (30 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10 1/8in. (35.7 x 25.7cm)

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Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionTwo women followed by a boy walk along a vaulted passageway, probably in the porch or interior of a church. The women wear veils and dresses trimmed with lace and ribbons. The boy wears a short tunic and hose. The woman on the right and the boy both hold small books, probably prayer books. The other woman drops a coin into the hat of an old man who kneels at the left. He has a beard and mustache and wears a long overcoat. He holds a staff or walking stick as well as the hat. Stone arches are in the background. Stone steps lead down in the left foreground.

Object number1987.25.8

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "CHARITY. / 377." Inscribed in pencil, lower right: "85--".
On verso, inscribed in black ink, center right: "452/7021"; in pencil, lower center, "Dwr 11"; lower left, accession number inscribed in pencil.

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