Pretty Polly.

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): 11 13/16 x 8 1/2in. (30 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10in. (35.7 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionIn the interior of a room, a young woman dances a jig facing a large bird on a wooden stand. She is wearing a short skirt with a laced bodice, a shift, pantalettes, and high buttoned shoes. She has ribbons in her hair. The bird, apparently a cockatoo rather than a parrot, is fastened to its perch by a cord. A cloth cover for the stand is draped from a bar at the right. An upholstered couch, a mirror, a screen, a landscape painting in a gilt frame, and patterned drapery are in the background. Striped wallpaper is on the wall. A patterned carpet is on the floor. A bouquet of flowers lies on the floor near the bird's stand.

Object number1957.65.40

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "PRETTY POLLY. / 228".

On verso, inscribed in black ink, upper left, "65246 [crossed out]". In blue ink, accession number. In pencil, "Dr. 46 #3" "Box 23 #2 [crossed out]" and, at lower left, "Dwr 14".

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