Grandpapa's First Lesson.

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

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

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1847

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 13/16 x 8 9/16in. (30 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/8 x 9 3/4in. (34 x 24.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionAn elderly man at the left is dancing a jig as he plays a fiddle or violin. He wears a coat, a striped vest, a shirt, breeches, and stockings. He stands on his left toe with his right leg raised. At the right, a young child, presumably a girl, also stands on her left toe with her right leg raised. She wears a high-waisted dress with short sleeves, an apron, shoes, and stockings. A fringed shawl and a broad-brimmed straw hat trimmed with ribbon hang on the wall behind her. A round pot or jar and two bottles are on a shelf above. A woman stands in front of a large open fireplace with a huge chimney in the left background. She wears a dress and hat. A heavy beam is visible in the corner of the room in the right background; wide floor boards are visible in the foreground.

Object number1990.140.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "GRANDPAPA'S FIRST LESSON. / 294."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number and "Drw 58".

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