Our Colors.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

Date1860-1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (24.1 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 7/8 x 13 1/16in. (42.9 x 33.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionHalf-length portraits of two young girls wearing dresses with low necklines, timmed with ribbon and lace. Each girl has one arm around the other's neck. The girl on the right holds a small American flag. She wears a bow around her neck with bands of stars on a blue background. The girl on the left wears a rosette made of red, white, and blue ribbons with a star in the center pinned to the front of her dress.

Object number1995.182.170

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image: "OUR COLORS."

On verso, upper left, in pencil: "Box 21 / #12"; upper right, in pencil: "X-1995-21-199 [199 crossed out] 170 [entire number crossed out]"; lower left, in pencil: "$10.00 [crossed out]; lower right, in pencil: "consv CPC 1987 / Dwr 28" accession number.

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