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For Governor, Morgan G. Bulkeley.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

Dateprobably 1888

MediumLithography; black and tab printer's inks on clay-coated wove paper with metal strips at the top and bottom

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 7/8 x 16 15/16in. (55.6 x 43cm)
Sheet (height x width): 27 1/2 x 21 15/16in. (69.9 x 55.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionBust-length portrait of a middle-aged man wearing a shirt, jacket, and bow tie. The portrait probably served as a campaign poster.

Object number2004.117.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "FOR GOVERNOR, / MORGAN G. BULKELEY." Upper right, in pencil, "#20".

On verso, upper left, in red ink, "20". In pencil: "Print / Drawer 1 / #20"; at lower right, accession number.NotesDate Note: Morgan G. Bulkeley served as governor of Connecticut from 1889-1893. Since this lithograph served as a campaign poster, it was presumably issued in 1888.

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