Mary and Emma.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Comstock American, 1850 - 1851

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Comstock American, 1850 - 1851

PublisherPublished by Ensign & Thayer American, 1849 - 1850

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 1/2in. (30.2 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 5/8 x 13 1/16in. (44.8 x 33.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA three-quarter-length portrait of a young woman and a girl. The woman wears a dress with a V-shaped waistline, and a low neckline and short sleeves, both trimmed with lace. Her jewelry includes a necklace of beads or pearls, pendant earrings, and a bracelet. She is seated and holds a landscape print, possibly a lithograph. The girl stands beside her with her arms around her neck. She wears a long-sleeved dress with a bow at the neck and a bracelet. A tree and a rose bush are in the leftt background. A single rose is on the stone parapet at the right. In the right distance is a town or city on a river, surrounded by hills. Two sailboats are on the river.

Object number1996.177.9

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MARY AND EMMA. / [illegible number?] 37."
On verso, in pencil: upper left, "#5"; upper center, "Dwr 32"; lower left, old accession number; lower right, new accession number.

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