Central Portion of the Slab, with Foot Prints and Scroll.

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

PublisherPublished by American Journal of Science and Arts American, 1820 - 1879

DateJuly 1842

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/8 x 9 7/8in. (18.1 x 25.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 11/16 x 13 1/2in. (24.6 x 34.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of E. B. and E. C. Kellogg

DescriptionA rectangular slab, apparently of stone, has two human footprints and a scroll-like outline superimposed on other random imprints, possibly from leaves or the action of water. A crack extends from the top to the bottom of the piece of stone.

Object number1842.119.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "Central portion of the Slab, with foot prints and scroll. / (quarried from the bed of the Mississippi, at St. Louis, in 1819.)" / one fifth the natural size." Lithographed upper left, "Am. Jour. Sci. & Arts. Vol. XLIII No. 1. Page 14." Lithographed upper right, "July 1842, Plate 1."

On verso, in pencil: lower left, accession number; lower right, "Drw 48".NotesDate Note: This lithograph was published in Vol. XLIII of the American Journal of Science and Arts (July 1842).

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