Family School; Hartford, Conn.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

Date1842

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/4 x 7 5/16in. (10.8 x 18.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 3/16 x 9 3/16in. (28.4 x 23.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA residential building with columns at the corners, an oval window, and chimneys is surrounded by trees and shrubs. Vines grow on a rail fence in the foreground. A picket fence is at the right. Columns frame a gate in a lattice fence. A man and a woman stand in the garden near a small pavilion or gazebo. Three small birds fly in the sky.

Object number2003.286.0

MarkingsOn recto, on gummed label on mylar encapsulation, upper left, in pencil, "Family School / Htfd #15 / Dwr 49". In black ink, "1842".

On verso, on gummed label on mylar encapsulation, lower right, in pencil, accession number / "Neg #3035".InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "FAMILY SCHOOL; / HARTFORD, CONN." An extensive lithographic text follows describing the school, outlining its terms, signed by T.L. Wright. A list of references follows.

On verso, center left, in brown ink, "The Pavilion Plate / & Circular of / Mr. Wright".

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