Bright and Early.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. American, 1850 - 1852

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 13/16 x 8 9/16in. (30 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10 1/16in. (35.7 x 25.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA young child wearing a nightshirt with a ruffled collar is seated on a tangled pile of blankets or sheets. These rest on what appears to be a marble ledge. The child's right arm is around a small dog, possibly a terrier. The dog wears a wide collar with a metal ring in it. The child holds a toy French horn in his left hand. A toy rifle lies at his feet, at the far right, with its barrel outside the picture frame.

Object number1990.106.4

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "BRIGHT AND EARLY. / 182."

On verso, in pencil: upper right, "Dwr 59"; lower right, accession number.

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