Expectation.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

Date1857-1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 3/16 x 9in. (31 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 x 11 1/2in. (38.1 x 29.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA young boy stands on the shoulders of another young boy and reaches into a hole in a hollow tree with his right hand. Both boys wear shirts and trousers with the pants legs rolled up. The lower boy also wears stockings, which are falling down, and shoes. He is bent over, and his hands rest on his knees. A small girl stands at the right. She wears a blouse, bodice, skirt, stockings, and shoes. She is holding out her apron with both hands. A small bird with outstretched wings is on a branch at the upper right. Two logs are on the ground. Grass and broad-leafed plants grow in the foreground. A second large tree is in the right background. A grassy field stretches into the distance, where a man rows a boat on a pond. A mill with a waterwheel is on the far side of the pond at the far left. Additional buildings are nearby. Additional trees and a hill or mountain are beyond.

Object number1950.202.39

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "EXPECTATION. / 684." Lower left, in pencil, "84".

On verso, upper left, in red ink, "844". In pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 7 / #47"; lower right, "Consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 43 [crossed out] 58" and accession number.NotesSubject Note: The children are apparently collecting eggs from a bird's nest, a popular pastime in the nineteenth century. (Finlay 5/12/2004)

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