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Courtship. / Matrimony.

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): 11 7/8 x 8 5/16in. (30.2 x 21.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10in. (35.7 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionThe head of a man at the left and a woman at the right are shown in profile, facing each other. Viewed right side up, the figures appear to be smiling, showing their teeth. The man wears a cap, the woman a hat. Viewed upsidedown, the faces appear to be frowning angrily, with storm clouds and lightning overhead. The man wears the same cap; the woman wears a mob cap with a ribbon bow. The composition is surrounded by an oval within a rectangle. The pattern in the corners suggests marble.

Object number1996.177.52

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title and text beneath image, "COURTSHIP. / When two fond fools together meet, each look gives joy, each kiss so sweet, / But wed, how cold & cross they'll be, turn up side down & then you'll see!" Lithographed title and text above image (upside down), "MATRIMONY. / That form once o'er, with angry brow, the married pair both peevish grow, / All night & day they scold & growl, she calls him ass, he calls her fool!"

On verso, upper left, in blue ink, "69220". In pencil: upper left, "CPC consv 1987" "FXT/FITT" "4"; center, "Dwr 41"; lower right, accession number.

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