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The Carrier Dove.

Datemid 19th century

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 5/8 x 9 1/8in. (29.5 x 23.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 12in. (40.6 x 30.5cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Bonnette

DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of two young women. Both wear shawls and dresses with lace-trimmed undersleeves. The woman at the right also wears a laced bodice. She holds a pigeon in both hands. A small sealed letter hangs around the pigeon's neck on a cord or ribbon. The woman at the left is leaning on the other woman's right shoulder. She is touching her chin with her right hand.

Object number2005.177.45

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE CARRIER DOVE. / THE DEPARTURE."

On verso, left, in "1848", lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesMaker Note: This print does not appear to be the work of the Kellogg firm. Currier & Ives issued a print with this title (Gale 0924), but this print does not appear to correspond to it. It may be another version of the subject by Currier & Ives, Nathaniel Currier, or some other firm. (Finlay 3/13/2006)

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