The Proposal.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/8 x 9 15/16in. (30.8 x 25.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 1/4 x 10 9/16in. (33.7 x 26.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA young woman, possibly a milkmaid, is seated on a grassy bank beside a wooden water trough. She wears a bonnet, a long dress, a shawl, an apron, and flat shoes or slippers. She holds a corner of her apron. Water pours from a spout into the trough and overflows onto the ground in the right foreground. A young man stands at the left. He wears a shirt, vest, trousers, shoes, and socks and holds a high straw hat in his hand. Beside the water trough is a large three-handled ceramic water jug. Two wooden buckets are behind the man. A picket fence, trees, a barn or shed, and a church with a steeple are in the background.

Object number1950.150.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE PROPOSAL." Inscribed in pencil, lower left, "24".

On verso, inscribed in pencil: upper left, "804"; lower left, "Print / Box 7 / #7"; lower center, "456"; lower right, "Dwr 15"; "consv CPC / 1987" and accession number.

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