Little Mary.

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

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

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Libbie Lee

Date1857-1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 5/8in. (30.2 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 x 13 1/16in. (43.2 x 33.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a young girl. She wears a dress with a wide neckline and cuffs trimmed with lace. There is a ribbon in her hair. She is seated and holds a long-haired dog, probably a King Charles spaniel, in her lap. A dressed stone wall with a decorative stone urn on a pedestal is in the background. Trees, including a tall pine tree, are beyond.

Object number1981.44.2

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LITTLE MARY. / 257." Lower right, in pencil, "For Mary from her teacher / Libbie Lee."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, "Dwr 31" "Neg #3026".

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