My Darling Girl.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Horace Thayer & Co. American, 1852

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 1/2in. (30.2 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 3/4 x 10 7/16in. (37.5 x 26.5cm)

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Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA young girl is seated on a cushion or on the back of a couch. She wears a short dress with a wide neckline and short sleeves trimmed with lace, white stockings, and low black shoes. She is looking at her reflection in a large mirror that hangs on the wall, while fingering a bead or pearl necklace with her left hand and touching her curls with her right hand. Drapery is in the left background.

Object number1980.81.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MY DARLING GIRL. / 496."

On verso, in pencil: upper right, "Lith. of C.K. Kellogg"; center right, accession number; lower right, accession number and "Drw 60".

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