Number One.
PrinterPrinted by
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1830 - 1840
PublisherPublished by
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1830 - 1840
Date1830-1840
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 x 7 5/16in. (22.9 x 18.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 13/16 x 12 5/8in. (42.7 x 32.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 13/16 x 12 5/8in. (42.7 x 32.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Richard J. Kent
DescriptionA woman sits on a balcony in front of an open window. She wears a dress with a wide neckline and puff sleeves with undersleeves. A small shawl is draped around her shoulders. Two small flowers are in her hair. Her right hand rests on her right cheek. Her elbow rests on a table covered with a tablecloth. Drapery is visible in the background, in the interior of the room. The balcony has a wrought iron railing. The window has a Venetian blind. A bird cage with a small bird in it is at the upper left. Dense foliage, possibly including ivy, is in the foreground and at the right.
Object number2000.20.3
InscribedOn recto, lithograped title beneath image, "NUMBER ONE." Lithographed poem beneath image, with stanza to left of title, "Miss Bell I hear, has got a dear, / Exactly to her mind, / By sitting at the window pane, / Without a bit of blind; / But I go in the Balcony, / Which she has never done; / but arts that thrive at number five, / Dont [sic] take at Number One:" Stanza to right of title, "'Tis hard with plenty in the street, / And plenty passing by, / There's nice young men at number ten, / But bless me, they're so shy; / And Mrs. Smith across the way, / Has got a grown up son, / But la! he hardly seems to think, / There is a Number One." Lower left, in pencil, "7-15".On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number and "CSX".
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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