Brother and Sister.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink, watercolor, and varnish 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): 14 x 10 1/16in. (35.6 x 25.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA boy and a girl stand in a porch or gazebo. The girl wears a dress trimmed with bows, an apron, pantaloons trimmed with lace, stockings, and slippers. The boy wears a short jacket with a broad collar and bow, trousers, and low shoes. They are holding hands. The floor of the gazebo is tiled in a checkerboard pattern. A flowering vine, probably a rose, grows on the trelliswork in the gothic supports at the corners. A gothic birdcage containing a yellow bird hangs at the left. A bench is at the right. A grassy lawn, bushes, trees, a lake, and a stone stairway or bridge are in the left background.

Object number1982.12.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "BROTHER AND SISTER. / 198."

On verso, in pencil: lower left, accession number; lower right, "Dwr 20 [crossed out] 60" "consv CPC 1987".

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