My First Playmate.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

Dateafter 1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 5/8 x 8 7/16in. (29.5 x 21.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 9 15/16in. (35.6 x 25.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineLibrary purchase.

DescriptionA young woman stand beside a fence made of logs lashed together. She wears a blouse with a peplum over a long skirt. With her left hand, she supports a young child who is standing on top of the fence. The child is wearing an undershirt or nightshirt, is barefoot, and holds a stick. A mongrel dog stands in front of the woman and looks up at the stick. A large bouquet of roses rests on the fence at the right. A body of water, presumably a lake or pond, is in the foreground. Grass grows at the left. Bushes and trees are at the right and in the left background. A large country house with a square tower and a balcony is also in the left background.

Object number1960.101.4

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MY FIRST PLAYMATE." Lower left, in pencil, "Drawer 44, #7".

On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Dr. 44 / 67462 [crossed out]"; lower right, "Drw 59". Upper left, in blue ink, accession number.

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