Look at Mamma.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 5/8 x 9 9/16in. (29.5 x 24.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 13/16 x 9 15/16in. (27.5 x 25.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Bonnette

DescriptionA woman holds up a young child, probably a girl, to look at a framed portrait, probably an oil painting, of a woman. She wears a dress with short sleeves and has a shawl draped over her left arm. Her hair is in ringlets. The child wears a short dress and pantalets. Her hair is also in ringlets. The woman in the portrait wears a dress with a large lace collar or bertha. Patterned wallpaper is on the wall. Drapery is at the right.

Object number2005.177.37

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LOOK AT MAMMA. / 11."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number

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