A Country Home.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

Dateafter 1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 3/16 x 12 1/8in. (20.8 x 30.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 7/8 x 15in. (27.6 x 38.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA house with louvered shutters, a porch, an oval window in its gable, and a square Italianate tower is at the left, surrounded by grassy lawns edged with plants or bushes, a picket fence with a gate, and large trees. A woman and small child stand beneath the tower. A second building is at the fair right. A paved sidewalk appears to line the dirt road. A woman wearing an apron stands in the road near the gate, apparently buying something from a man who stands behind a horse-drawn wagon, possibly a peddler's cart. A horse-drawn carriage is in the road at the right, and a covered wagon is in the distance. A man on horseback is near a second woman on the sidewalk. Rail fences line fields on the right. In the first field, a man uses a rake to pitch hay onto a haystack. In the second field, a man pumps water into a trough for two horses, and horses draw a haywagon past a small farm building. A small town and additional buildings are on the banks of a large river or lake, possibly the Hudson River, in the background. A train runs along the bank at the far right, and a steamboat and a sailing vessel are in the water. Hills are in the background.

Object number1989.56.2

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "A COUNTRY HOME."

On verso, in pencil, lower left, accession number "Kellogg & Bukley [sic] / $95-- / BMSYY / 12/27/77" "Dwr 22".NotesTechnique Note: Coloring appears suspicious and may be modern. (Finlay 12/16/2002)

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