Belle of California.
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 1/2 x 8 1/4in. (29.2 x 21cm)
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 LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a woman wearing a laced bodice over a long-sleeved dress with a wide neckline and a gathered skirt, bodice, and sleeves. The bodice is trimmed with braid and tassels. A bow is tied at the bottom of the bodice, and a large loop of what appears to the same material, is tied below the waist like a girdle. The woman's jewelry included brooches, which are pinned to the sleeves and the center of the neckline, and pendant earrings. Many small flowers are pinned at both sides of her hair.
Object number1950.202.160
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "BELLE OF CALIFORNIA. / 479." Lower left, in black ink, " James [illegible surname: Shannon?}". Lower right, in black ink, "Chicopee Mass. Feb. 1856".On verso, upper left, in red ink, "787". Center, in black ink, "May the angels guard you / My Darling, with distinguished care / and every Blessing may you always / Share in flowry [sic] paths may you / Always thread [sic] by fortune / favoured and virtue led. / James [illegible surname: Shannon?] / Chicopee Massachusetts / America 1854". In pencil: center left, "B# 112"; lower left, "Print / Box 6 / #50"; lower right, "consv CPS 1987" "Dwr 34" and accession number.
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