Puppies.

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

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

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Thayer American, 1846 - 1847

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1845

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 15/16 x 12 9/16in. (22.7 x 31.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 13 9/16in. (25.6 x 34.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionTwo fat puppies play together in front of a wooden barrel and a basket containing vegetables, including a pumpkin, and a bottle. The puppy on the right has his right paw on the rear leg of the puppy on the left. Stylized grass is in the foreground.

Object number1989.59.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "PUPPIES."

On verso, Inscribed in pencil, lower right, "$22.00 ea." and accession number.NotesConstituent Note: According to David A. Schorsch-Ellen M. Smiles American Antiques, Woodbury CT, the source of the composition is a print by Peter Maverick. The Schorsch-Smiles catalogue illustrates an oil painting of the same subject attributed to Milton W. Hopkins.

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