The Gardener's Pet.

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

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

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Thayer American, 1846 - 1847

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1845-1846

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 5/8 x 8 9/16in. (29.5 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 3/16 x 10in. (36 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionAn old man stands at the right. He wears a coat, breeches, a shirt, a necktie, a sash, and buckled shoes with spats. A stocking cap is on his head. He holds a small flower in his mouth. He holds a watermelon in the crook of his left arm and a wicker basket of fruit, probably apples or peaches, on his right arm. A small barefoot child wearing a pinafore over a dress reaches up to take a piece of fruit. She stands on the stone step of a building constructed of large blocks of stone. A cat lies in the doorway, and a wooden shovel rests beside the door. Foliage, presumably vines, grows on the walls of the building. A stone wall and trees are in the background. The composition is surrounded by an oval frame, with stylized designs of flowers and leaves in the borders.

Object number1988.111.2

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE GARDENER'S PET. / 271."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number and "Dwr 29 [crossed out] 46".

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