Pretty Poll.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
Date1857-1867
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper in acid-free mat
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 5/16 x 9in. (31.3 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 13/16 x 12 3/4in. (42.7 x 32.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 13/16 x 12 3/4in. (42.7 x 32.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionA green parrot sits perched on the large leaf of a tropical plant in a tropical landscape. It holds a large nut in its left claw. Two butterflies are in the right foreground and the background. A third insect, probably a beetle, is on a leaf at the far left. Palm trees are in the background.
Object number1957.65.28
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image: "PRETTY POLL."On verson, inscribed in black ink, upper left, "69228". Inscribed in pencil, lower left,"Dwr 12". Accession number inscribed in blue ink, lower left.
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1846