Mind the Whip.

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

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

Date1857-1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 11/16 x 8 1/2in. (29.7 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/8 x 10 3/16in. (35.9 x 25.9cm)

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Credit LineLibrary purchase.

DescriptionA small boy stands beside a woman seated in an upholstered armchair. He wears a short jacket, vest, and long pants. His left hand is by the side of his head. The woman wears a blouse with full sleeves, a bodice, a skirt, and an apron. She wears eyeglasses and has a scarf tied around her head. Her right foot rests on a small wooden footstool. Her right hand rests on a table covered with a tablecloth. Objects on the table include a switch, and possibly, fruit and bread. The woman appears to be pointing with her right index finger at some sprigs of leaves lying on the wide floor boards. With her left hand, she points to an open book in her lap. A door in the right background is closed with a latch and bolt. A framed picture on the wall in the left background depicts a blasted tree beside a body of water. The entire right side of the tree appears to be dead; only the limbs at the left appear to be living.

Object number1960.101.3

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MIND THE WHIP." Lower left, in pencil, "Drawer 43, #14".

On verso, in pencil: upper left, "67462 [crossed out]" accession number; lower right, "consv. CPC 1987" "Drw 43 [crossed out] 58".

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