No. 4. Gadus Morrhua.
PrinterPrinted by
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
American, 1811 - 1881
Date1851-1853
MediumLithography; black and tan printer's inks and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/16 x 7 1/4in. (11 x 18.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 7/16 x 9in. (13.8 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 7/16 x 9in. (13.8 x 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionThree codfish lie in a pile on the shore above a beach. Two of the fish face left; the fish on top faces right. Weeds or grass grow in the left and right foreground. A rocky cliff is in the right background. Additional rocks are at the left. Nine sailing ships and one steamboat are on the ocean in the distance.
Object number1948.4.4
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "No. 4. / GADUS MORRHUA. / Common Cod."On verso, upper left, in red ink, "56783". Lower right, in pencil, accession number and "Drw 48".
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