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To The Memory Of

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 7/8 x 9in. (32.7 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 1/16 x 12 7/8in. (43.3 x 32.7cm)

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Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA man stands at the right, facing a monument in the form of a broken column on a high rectangular base. The base is inscribed: "TO THE / MEMORY OF". The man wears a cut-away coat, vest, pants, and a top hat. He has sideburns. He holds the right hand of a small girl in his left hand. A small boy stands beside him. The girl wears a short dress, pantalets, and a bonnet. She has a necklace around her neck and holds a small basket in her left hand. The boy wears a cap, a jacket with a pleated skirt, and pants. A weeping willow grows at the far left, with its branches hanging over the monument. Ivy grows on its trunk and a rose bush in bloom grows beside it. Grass and small plants surround the base of the monument.

Object number1996.177.32

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title on monument in image, "TO THE / MEMORY OF".

On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Box 24 / #14"; lower right, old and new accession number "Drw 36".

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