The Lovers Express.
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): 12 7/8 x 8 5/8in. (32.7 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 15/16 x 12 15/16in. (43 x 32.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 15/16 x 12 15/16in. (43 x 32.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA young woman stands on a terrace or balcony overlooking a lake surrounded with trees. She wears a dress with a large lace collar or bertha, trimmed with a large bow. She wears a bracelet on her right arm and five small flowers in her hair. She holds a bird, probably a carrier pigeon, in her right hand. The pigeon holds a tiny letter. The woman holds a folded sheet of paper in her left hand.
Object number1981.122.3
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE LOVER'S EXPRESS. / 526".On verso, inscribed in pencil: lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 15"; lower left, accession number.
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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