Don't Say Nay.
Date1856-1857
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/4 x 8 7/8in. (29.8 x 22.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 9 1/16in. (35.6 x 23cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 9 1/16in. (35.6 x 23cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA young woman holds the arm of a young man. He wears a coat, vest, shirt, tie, and trousers and holds a small open book in his left hand. She wears a dress with a full skirt trimmed with ribbon and lace. There is a small pin at the throat of her lace collar. She wears a rose in her hair and holds a handkerchief in her let hand. The couple walk towards the left. A rustic bench made of tree branches, a rose bush in bloom, and a large tree are behind them. A path leads into the left distance, towards additional trees and the steeple of a church. This steeple is precisely based on the spire of the Pearl Street Congregational Church in Hartford.
Object number1987.25.18
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "DON'T SAY NAY. / 208."On verso, inscribed in pencil: lower right, "consv CPC 1987"; lower left and lower right, accession number..NotesSubject Note: The Pearl Street Congregational Church in Hartford was begun in August 1851 and completed in December 1852.
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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