Central Portion of the Slab, with Foot Prints and Scroll.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
American Journal of Science and Arts
American, 1820 - 1879
DateJuly 1842
MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/16 x 9 7/8in. (12.9 x 25.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 5/8 x 13 1/2in. (24.4 x 34.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 5/8 x 13 1/2in. (24.4 x 34.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA rectangular slab, apparently of stone, has two human footprints and a scroll-like outline superimposed on other random imprints, possibly from leaves or the action of water. A crack extends from the top to the bottom of the piece of stone.
Object number2003.273.0
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "Central portion of the Slab, with foot prints and scroll. / (quarried from the bed of the Mississippi, at St. Louis, in 1819." / one fifth the natural size." Lithographed: upper left, "Am. Jour. Sci. & Arts. Vol. XLIII No. 1. Page 14.", upper right, "July 1842, Plate 1."Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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Valdemar Thorvaldsen Hammer Jr.
1926
