The Snare.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. American, 1850 - 1852

Date1850-1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 5/16 x 12 5/16in. (21.1 x 31.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 5/16 x 14 1/4in. (26.2 x 36.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA boy kneels to set a snare, consisting of a noose made of string attached to a bent limb, in a space between a low fence constructed of twigs and ferns. He wears a jacket, trousers, and a hat. His jacket and trousers are ragged and frayed. A second boy stands nearby, holding a dead grouse. He wears a cap with a brim, a jacket with a hole in the elbow, a shirt and tie, and striped trousers. The boys are in an open woodland. Vines grow on the tree at the left.

Object number1948.13.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE SNARE. / 426."
On verso, inscribed in pencil: upper left, "Drawer 46 #_____" "#955" "Box 17 / #3 [crossed out]"; lower left, "No. 444"; lower right, "consv. CPC 1987" "Dwr 16" and accession number.

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