In 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 9/16 x 8 1/2in. (31.9 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10in. (35.7 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10in. (35.7 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA woman wearing a black dress, a shawl decorated with fringe, gloves, and a bonnet, stands at the right. A large marble monument with a rectangular base surmounted by an urn or lamp is at the left. The base is inscribed: "IN / MEMORY / OF". Flowers, including roses, grow in the left foreground. Ivy grows on the wall of a church, which is partially visible at the right. The church has quoins at the corners, a round arched window, and an oval window in the corner of the gable. A weeping willow tree at the left arches over the monument. Other gravestones are in a cemetery in the left background. A lake or river and a hill or mountain are in the distance.
Object number1996.177.33
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title on monument, "IN / MEMORY / OF". In black ink on monument, "Anna Newton [?]".On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Box 25 / #2"; lower right, old and new accession numbers "Drw 36".
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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