Daughters of Temperance.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. American, 1850 - 1852

Date1852-1854

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 1/2in. (30.2 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 x 9 9/16in. (33 x 24.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Bonnette

DescriptionTwo women stand side by side and arm in arm in the interior of a room. They are wearing similar dresses, with flounces, long sleeves, and sashes. Around their necks are medallions in the shape of rosettes with tassels. The woman on the left also wears a snood and holds a handkerchief and a small bouquet of flowers in her right hand. Drapery trimmed with fringe is tied back at the left and right, framing a large window through which trees are visible. A patterned carpet is on the floor.

Object number2005.177.27

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "DAUGHTERS OF TEMPERANCE. / 347."

On verso, lower left, in pencil, "Henry Gates"; lower center, in black ink, "1829"; lower right, in pencil, accession number

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