The Suspension Bridge.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. American, 1850 - 1852

Date1850-1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/4 x 8 1/2in. (29.8 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (hieght x width): 13 1/4 x 9 1/2in. (33.7 x 24.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA group of four monkeys link paws and tails to form a bridge between two trees across a river. Five additional monkeys cross from tree to tree on the backs of the others. Vines grow on the tree at the right. Cattails and reeds grow beside the water at the right. An island or peninsula is in the left background.

Object number1995.182.145

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image: "THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE. / Monkeys crossing a stream."
On verso, inscribed in pencil, lower right: "CPC consv 1987" "Dwr 14" and accession number.

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