The Kellogg & Bulkeley Co.
PrinterPrinted by
Kellogg & Bulkeley
American, 1867 - 1990
Dateafter 1874
MediumLithography; colored and gold printer's inks on iron
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 5 1/16in. (7.6 x 12.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/8 x 5 3/8in. (7.9 x 13.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/8 x 5 3/8in. (7.9 x 13.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionHigh Victorian Gothic government building with towers and a central dome topped by a statue of a winged female figure. The windows have pointed arches. The roofline is broken by dormer windows, turrets, crockets, and finials. Men and women walk on the sidewalk. Horse-drawn vehicles and horseback riders are in the driveway in the foreground. The trees of Bushnell Park are in the background.
Object number1983.172.2
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title and text, "THE KELLOGG & BULKELEY CO. / METALLIC / SHOW CARDS / in Brilliant Colors / and GOLD LEAF SIGNS. - LITHOGRAPHERS, / STEAM PRESS PRINTERS / AND WOOD ENGRAVERS / 173 Pearl Street - HARTFORD, CONN." Lithographed: upper left, "Wm. H. Bulkeley, Prest."; upper right, "W.T. Fenn, Sec'y & Treas."; beneath image, "STATE CAPITOL, HARTFORD, CONN. / E.M. White, Agent",On verso, lower right, in red paint, old and new accession numbers.NotesDate Note: Kellogg & Bulkeley first appear at 175 Pearl Street in the 1874 Hartford City Directory. Elmer M. White does not appear as an agent until later in the 1870s, so it is probable that the print dates to the latter part of the decade. (Finlay 7/27/2004)
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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