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The Bee Hive Christmas Offering

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

After a work byAfter a work by R. J. Goodman

RetailerDistributed by Bee Hive

Dateafter 1867

MediumLithography; colored printer's inks on clay-coated wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 7/8 x 3 11/16in. (14.9 x 9.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 9/16 x 4 1/4in. (16.7 x 10.8cm)

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Credit LineGift of the Northampton Historical Society

DescriptionA boy and and a girl stand at the lower right. The boy holds a long striped stocking in his right hand. Behind them, within a circle, is the head of an elderly man, probably Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas. He is bald and has a mustache and beard. Toys protrude from a basket on his back. A sign that reads "HARTFORD CT." is at the lower left. A vignette depicting an arched stone bridge, leafless trees, and evergreen trees by moonlight is above. At the upper left, the head of an infant, possibly the New Year, looks out of a round hole in a beehive. A rainbow is at the upper right. Beneath it, a fairy bearing a banner flies towards the right. Leafless limbs with red berries are along the upper and right edges.

Object number1977.55.4

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title: in rainbow, upper right, "THE BEE HIVE"; in banner, upper right, "CHRISTMAS OFFERING"; lower left, "HARTFORD, CT."

On verso, lithographed poem with the title "BEE HIVE CAROL." Lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesSubject Note: The Bee Hive was a dry goods store that also handled dress-making and millinery. They were located at 380 Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut.

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