Museum purchase, 1994.35.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

I Shall Be Your Captain.

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

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

PublisherPublished by Phelps & Watson American, 1859 - 1864

PublisherPublished by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

Date1857-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/8 x 8 5/8in. (30.8 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

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Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA young boy stands in front of a dressed stone wall. He wears a short jacket and dress trimmed with braid. His collar and pantalets are decorated with eyelet lace. He also wears a military style beaked cap and shoes with toe caps and a side button closure. He holds the scabbard of a sword in his left hand and the hilt of the sword in his right hand. A grassy lawn, bushes, and small trees are in the background, beyond the stone wall.

Object number1994.35.2

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "I SHALL BE YOUR CAPTAIN. / 649."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.

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