Little Sentinel.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
Date1855-1856
MediumLithography; printer's ink and water color on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image heigth x width): 12 1/4 x 8 5/8in. (31.1 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 9 15/16in. (35.6 x 25.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 9 15/16in. (35.6 x 25.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionThree-quarter-length standing portrait of a young boy wearing a striped dress or smock with gold braid on the sleeves over a shirt or undergarment trimmed with lace. A short sword or a long dagger is stuck in a broad belt with a square buckle with an eagle on it. He holds a small musket in his hands. On his head, he wears a beaked military cap with a red, white, and blue rosette on it. A lattice fence is in the right background. Leafy plants and bushes are in the left background.
Object number1987.25.11
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LITTLE SENTINEL. / YOU CANNOT PASS! / 533." In pencil: lower left, "A969"; lower right, "75-".On verso, in pencil: lower left, accession number; lower center, "Drw 20 [crossed out] 60".
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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