Miss Bloomer.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

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

Date1850-1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 5/8in. (30.2 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 3/16 x 13 1/4in. (43.7 x 33.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA woman stands on a grassy lawn in a park or garden. She wears a short dress with a laced bodice, and pantaloons or bloomers. The sleeves of an undergarment, possibly part of the bloomer outfit, protrude from beneath the sleeves of the dress. A broad-brimmed hat trimmed with flowers is tied with a ribbon bow beneath her chin. In her right hand, she holds a closed fan and a rose. In her left hand, she holds a handkerchief. On her feet, she wears shoes with patent leather toe caps. Two vases with flowers in them are at the right, at the base of a stone pedestal surmounted by an urn. In the left background, dolphins support the basin of a fountain, incorporating a sculpture of a nude youth. Trees and a stone balustrade are beyond.

Object number1957.65.42

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MISS BLOOMER. / 437."

On verso, upper left, in blue ink, "65242j [crossed out]" and accession number. In pencil: "Print Drawer 44"; lower right, "consv. CPC 1987" "Dwr 44".

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