Nancy.

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

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

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Thayer American, 1846 - 1847

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1845-1846

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 11/16 x 8 7/16in. (29.7 x 21.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 15/16 x 10in. (35.4 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a standing woman wearing a low-cut dress and a shawl trimmed with lace. The edge of an undergarment, possibly a chemise, is visible at the neckline. A rose is attached to the bodice, and she holds another rose in her left hand. Her jewelry includes two bracelets and a necklace of pearls or beads. A small pendant hanging from the second strand appears to have been drawn or retouched by hand. Patterned drapery held back by a cord is at the right. Patterned wallpaper is on the wall at the left. A seaport with sailing vessels and a steamship in the harbor is visible through a window in the left background.

Object number1950.202.156

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "NANCY."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, the old accession number [crossed out] "dwr 32" and the new accession number.

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