Law.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 5/16 x 12 5/8in. (21.1 x 32.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 14 1/16in. (25.6 x 35.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionIn the interior of a room, a monkey wearing a cap with a feather sits on stump which is partially covered with a cloth. In his left paw he holds a scale in which there appears to be a piece of food. He holds a piece of the same substance in his right paw. Two striped tabby cats face him at the left. One sits with its right paw raised. The other stands on a board with its back arched. A large pitcher is between the cats and the monkey. A candlestick and a broken candle lie on the board at the far left. A dish, apparently containing milk, and a bottle with a cork are in the left foreground. A small window is in the back wall.

Object number1956.83.16

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LAW. / If you are satisfied Justice is not. / 369." Inscribed in pencil, lower left, "Drawer 14 #5".
On verso, inscribed in pencil: upper left, "Print / Box 9 / #29"; lower left, "consv CPC 1987"; lower right, "Dwr 14" and accession number.

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