The Day after Marriage.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/4 x 8 9/16in. (29.8 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 9 15/16in. (35.7 x 25.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA man and a woman stand at the open window of a stone building, probably a house. He wears a double-breasted jacket, shirt, stock, and necktie. He has sideburns. She wears a long cape or dressing gown trimmed with fur. A brooch is pinned to the neck of her dress. Drapery and interior hinged and paneled shutters are behind the couple. A large vase or urn containing flowers, including tulips and roses, is on the window sill at the right. A fringed blanket or drape is on the sill at the left. A vine grows on the wall at the far left.

Object number1987.77.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE DAY AFTER MARRIAGE. / 361."

On verso, accession number inscribed in pencil, upper right.

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