Number One.

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

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

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 15/16 x 7 5/16in. (22.7 x 18.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 x 9 15/16in. (38.1 x 25.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA young woman sits in a chair on a balcony before an open window. Her elbow rests on a table covered with a tablecloth. She wears a dress, a shawl, and flowers, probably roses, in her hair. The balcony has an iron railing, and the window has Venetian blinds. A paneled door or shutter is at the left, with patterned drapery nearby. A small bird is in a birdcage at the upper left. Bushes and vines are in the foreground.

Object number1982.10.8

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "NUMBER ONE." Two verses of a poem are inscribed on the stone to the left and right of the title: "Miss Bell I hear, has got a dear, / Exactly to her mind. / By sitting at the window pane, / Without a bit of blind; / But I go in the Balcony, / Which she has never done; But arts that thrive at number five, / Dont take at Number One. / 'Tis hard with plenty in the street, / And plenty passing by, / There's nine young men at number ten, / But bless me, they're so shy; / And Mrs. Smith across the way, / Has got a grown-up son, / But la! he hardly seems to think, / There is a Number One." Inscribed in pencil, lower left, "Drawer".

On verso, inscribed in pencil: vertically in center, "10 x 15"; lower center, "Dwr 15"; lower right, "consv cpc 1987" and accession number.NotesTitle Note: An anonymous poem, "Number One," appeared in The Mirror of Literature, Amusement and Instruction, Vol. XIV No. 402 Supplement (1829). The third stanza is the same as the first stanza reproduced here; the second stanza of the poem on the Kellogg print is a variation on a later stanza. An intermediate source is probable. (Finlay 8/17/2006)

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