Old Dog Tray.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

Dateafter 1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width ): 12 9/16 x 9 1/16in. (31.9 x 23cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 7/8 x 13in. (42.9 x 33cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA girl and a dog pose in the interior of a house. The girl wears a striped dress with eyelet trim on the collar and cuffs, a broad-brimmed hat trimmed with flowers, leaves, and ribbons, and a pearl necklace. She holds a pair of eyeglasses in front of the eyes of a large long-haired, long-eared dog, possibly a poodle. Printed drapery is in the right background. The elaborate gilt frame of a picture or mirror is in the left background. A small bouquet of flowers, possibly roses, is on a shelf beneath the frame.

Object number1995.182.122

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image: "OLD DOG TRAY." Inscribed in pencil, lower right, "F[ran?]k H. White".
On verso, inscribed in pencil: upper left, "Box 22 / #3" "Old Dog Tray"; lower right, accession number.NotesTitle Note: The title is derived from a song by Stephen Foster. (Finlay 8/17/2006)

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