The White Bear.

PrinterPrinted by Jarvis Griggs Kellogg American, 1805 - 1873

PublisherPublished by Jarvis Griggs Kellogg American, 1805 - 1873

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 7/16 x 7 7/8in. (21.4 x 20cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10 11/16in. (35.6 x 27.1cm)

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Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA polar bear stands on a large rock or block of ice. Additional pinnacles of rock or ice are in the background, beyond water. Four stars are in the night sky. The rays in the right background represent the aurora borealis.

Object number1968.1.4

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE WHITE BEAR.--Ursus Maritimus." Inscribed in pencil, following publisher's imprint, "1850". Lower left, "D 14 #14c".

On verso, inscribed in pencil: lower right, "Dwr 14"; lower left, accession number.NotesSubject Notes: Part of a series of natural history illustrations, possibly issued as book illustrations. (Finlay 5/15/2002)

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