Feeding the Dog.

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

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)

ClassificationsGraphics

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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