The Only Daughter.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Horace Thayer & Co. American, 1852

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/4 x 8 3/4in. (31.1 x 22.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 x 13 1/16in. (43.2 x 33.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA young girl sits on what appears to be a pile of cushions covered with a paisley pattern. She wears a low cut dress with bows on the sleeves over a shift with eyelet trim on the sleeves, hem, and neckline. She holds roses in her right hand. Additional roses and other flowers are at her feet.

Object number1995.182.91

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE ONLY DAUGHTER. / PET OF THE FAMILY. / 503". In pencil, lower left, "Drawer 13 #5".
On verso, in pencil: lower left, old accession number [crossed out]; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 13 [crossed out] 19", and new accession number.

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