Family School; Hartford, Conn.
Date1842
MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/4 x 7 5/16in. (10.8 x 18.6cm)
Sheet (height x width, open to full size): 11 3/8 x 18 1/4in. (28.9 x 46.4cm)
Sheet (height x width, open to full size): 11 3/8 x 18 1/4in. (28.9 x 46.4cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA residential building with columns at the corners, an oval window, and chimneys is surrounded by trees and shrubs. Vines grow on a rail fence in the foreground. A picket fence is at the right. Columns frame a gate in a lattice fence. A man and a woman stand in the garden near a small pavilion or gazebo. Three small birds fly in the sky.
Object number2000.174.11
MarkingsOn gummed label: on mylar encapsulation, upper left, in pencil, old accession number / "Dwr 49 #16" / new accession number; in black ink, "1842".InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "FAMILY SCHOOL; / HARTFORD, CONN." An extensive lithographic text follows describing the school, outlining its terms, signed by T.L. Wright. A list of references follows.On verso, upper right, in pencil, "67238".NotesObject Note: The sheet is folded in half, with the lithograph printed on the right side of the recto; the left side, which is folded back, is blank. Sheet size records the size of the entire unfolded sheet. (Finlay 5/24/2004)
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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