Emeline.

ArtistDrawn by Austin Hall American, 1815 - 1886

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

PublisherPublished by Willis Thrall American, 1800 - 1884

Date1834

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 5/16 x 9in. (26.2 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 5/16 x 11 11/16in. (33.8 x 29.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Avis and Rockwell Gardiner

DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a woman wearing a dress in the "redingote" front-opening style. The dress is made of printed fabric and has a broad scalloped collar edged with braid, a broad belt with an ornate metal buckle, and balloon sleeves. A lacy blouse or undergarment is visible beneath the dress. The woman also wears a long scarf wrapped around her neck and a broad-brimmed hat trimmed with feathers and appliquéd leaves beneath the brim. Ribbon ties hang down behind the woman's back. Her jewelery includes drop earrings and a thin chain set with a stone, worn across her forehead. Her hair is braided in two buns on either side of her head.

Object number1981.71.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "EMELINE." Lower left, in black ink, "H.P. Stanwood". Lower left, in pencil, "32 #18".
On verso, lower right, in pencil, the accession number.

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