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No. 11. Castor Fiber.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

Date1851-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/16 x 6 7/8in. (11 x 17.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 9 1/16in. (14 x 23cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionThree beavers gnaw at the base of a large tree at the left. Two of these beavers are on a grassy bank in the foreground. Their long, flat tails are in the water of a pond or river. The third beaver is in the grass or reeds at the left behind the tree. A fourth beaver swims in the water at the right. A fifth is on the shore in the right background. Trees and apparently barren hills are in the right background.

Object number1948.4.11

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "No. 11 / CASTOR FIGER. / The Beaver."

On verso, upper left, in red ink, "56783". Lower right, in pencil, accession number and "Drw 48".

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