Lifting the Mortgage.

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

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

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography, printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 x 10 5/16in. (20.3 x 26.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 13/16 x 11 1/8in. (24.9 x 28.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionThree men, a woman, a girl, and an infant in a domestic interior. One man sits at a table and uses a quill pen to sign a paper that reads "Total Abstinence." An inkwell is on the table. A dog sits beside him. A second man on the left in ragged clothing holds a bottle as he walks out the door. A third man looks on. The woman sits at the right, holding the baby who holds a rattle. The girl stands nearby. A musket and bellows hang on the wall. A teapot, mug, and other dishes are on a shelf and in an open cupboard.

Object number1991.170.5

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "Lifting the Mortgage. / He signs the pledge / Once more within his house / Shall dwell sweet peace and dear domestic love. / While Vice and Famine flee before his vows / His wife with tearful eyes thanks God above."
On verso, inscribed in pencil: upper center, "Lesle [?]"; lower right, accession number.

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