No Song No Supper.

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): 12 1/2 x 9 1/8in. (31.8 x 23.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionThree-quarter-length view of a young girl standing out-of-doors. She wears a dress with a wide neckline and a V-shaped waistline. The neckline and the short sleeves are edges with lace. A necklace of beads or pearls is around her neck. Two ribbon bows are in her hair. In her left hand, she holds a wicker basket containing roses with their leaves. In her right hand, she holds a bunch of leaves, possibly parsley. An elaborate birdcage or birdhouse is at the right. A small bird sits on a circular or semicircular perch, to which it is tied with a string. A small vaselike container, presumably for food or water, hangs from chains below. A small picket fence surrounds the lower platform of the birdhouse. A wall and a latticework trellis with leaves growing on it are in the right background. A grassy lawn and trees are in the left background. The picture is surrounded by an oval frame, decorated with a fruit basket, two flower baskets, and two cornucopias.

Object number1989.59.2

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "NO SONG NO SUPPER. / 229."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesTitle Note: The title probably alludes to a 1792 musical drama by Prince Hoare with the same name. (Finlay 3/4/2004)

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