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Uncle Tom and Little Eva.

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 15/16 x 8 5/8in. (30.3 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 5/16 x 12 13/16in. (44 x 32.5cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionAn elderly African-American man is seated on a grassy bank. He is barefoot and wears a checked shirt and trousers, apparently blue jeans. A young white girl sits on a rock beside him. She wears a dress with a wide neckline and pantalettes. Her shoes are laced around her ankles. With her left hand, she points to a passage in an open book, probably a Bible. With her right hand, she points towards the sky. Trees are in the right background. A woman and children stand near a small frame cabin in the left background.

Object number1989.34.3

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "UNCLE TOM AND LITTLE EVA. / 177." Lower left, in pencil, "To Master Edward Allen / with the love of his teacher / M. Freeman".

On verso, lower right, in pencil, "1855" "Dwr 43" and accession number.

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