Feeding the Dog.
Date1857-1865
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/16 x 8 5/8in. (30.6 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 15/16 x 9 7/8in. (35.4 x 25.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 15/16 x 9 7/8in. (35.4 x 25.1cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Bonnette
DescriptionA small girl holds a cookie or cracker in her right hand, offering it to a large long-haired dog lying in a wooden doghouse. The girl's left hand is hidden in her skirts. A second girl crouches in front of her, with her right arm around the dog's neck. A large bowl is in the left foreground. An ornamental urn on a stone pillar and a tree are in the right background.
Object number2005.177.25
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "FEEDING THE DOG."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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