The Grndfather's Advice

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

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

Date1840-1844

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 3/4 x 8 1/16in. (24.8 x 20.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 1/8 x 12 1/8in. (43.5 x 30.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionAn elderly man sits in a large, ornately carved chair, reading from a book, presumably a Bible, which he holds in his lap. A young girl stands at his side, looking up at his face. Her right cheek rests on her right hand. The old man wears a heavy overcoat over a vest and shirt. He is bald, with gray hair hanging down on the sides. The girl wears a dress with a wide neckline and short sleeves. Drapery is in the left background. A landscape is visible through a window in the right background. A church steeple is in the distance.

Object number1996.177.3

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE GRNDFATHER'S [sic] ADVICE. / Honor thy Father and thy Mother."

On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Box 22 / #15"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 40" and old and new accession numbers.

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