Family School; Hartford, Conn.
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)
Sheet (height x width): 11 3/16 x 9 3/16in. (28.4 x 23.3cm)
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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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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