Gift of Samuel St. John Morgan, 1946.11.7 © 2007 The Connecticut Historical Society.

My Kitten.

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

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

Date1855-1856

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 x 12 3/8in. (20.3 x 31.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 14 1/8in. (25.6 x 35.9cm)

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Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA small girl sits on a rustic Adirondack style bench made of logs and branches. She wears a white dress and black shoes and holds a small striped kitten. The mother cat, a large tabby cat, is seated beside her. A large tree and bushes are in the background. Vines grow on a trellis at the far left. Roses and other plants are in the left foreground. A man and a woman stand beside a gothic revival cottage in the right background. The house has a bow window, hood molds, and scalloped vergeboards. The man holds a rake.

Object number1946.11.7

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MY KITTEN. / 83.". Inscribed in pencil, lower left, "Drawer 13 #8".
On verso, inscribed in pencil, lower right, "Dwr 13" and accession number.

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