The Fair Moss Rose.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Comstock American, 1850 - 1851

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Comstock American, 1850 - 1851

PublisherPublished by Ensign & Thayer American, 1849 - 1850

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/4 x 8 1/2in. (29.8 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/8 x 10 1/8in. (35.9 x 25.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA young woman wearing a dress with a tightly fitted bodice stands beside a stone balustrade and reaches for a rose growing on a bush beyond. Her dress has lace and what appears to be satin ribbon trim on the collar and cuffs. There is an overskirt, apparently of velvet, decorated with a bow with a rosette in the center. The woman wears a rose in her hair. The balustrade has finials in the shape of urns. Grass and small plants are in the foreground. Trees and hills are in the background.

Object number2003.284.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE FAIR MOSS ROSE. / 389."

On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Dr. 44 (from 21 / #11)"; lower center, "HPX"; lower left, "Dusk / 9R"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987 / Dwr 44" accession number.

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