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The Market Girl of Quebec.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. American, 1850 - 1852

Date1850-1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 3/4 x 12 7/8in. (22.2 x 32.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 13 15/16in. (25.4 x 35.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA young woman, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, a fitted bodice, and a blouse with full sleeves over a long skirt, drives a two-wheeled cart drawn by a horse. On the back of the wagon is a barrel of cabbages, a duck, a pig, a sheep, and a calf. A forest of pine trees is on the left of the dirt road. A small house or cabin with a well and well sweep is in the right background.

Object number1991.156.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE MARKET GIRL OF QUEBEC. / 272."
On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.

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