Domestic Furnishings

Tiffany Floor Lamp

Washboards, armchairs, lamps, and pots and pans may not seem to be museum pieces. But they are invaluable evidence of how most people lived day to day, last week or three centuries ago. The Museum's collections of domestic furnishings comprise more than 40,000 artifacts from American households. Large and small, they include four houses, roughly 800 pieces of furniture, fireplace equipment, spinning wheels, ceramics and glass, family portraits, and much more.

The Arthur and Edna Greenwood Collection contains more than 2,000 objects from New England households from colonial times to mid-1800s. From kitchens of the past, the collections hold some 3,300 artifacts, ranging from refrigerators to spatulas. The lighting devices alone number roughly 3,000 lamps, candleholders, and lanterns.

Place: Hartford

The Prodigal Son Returned to His Father by E.B. and E.C. Kellogg

This colored print depicts the Prodigal Son on one knee pleading for his father’s forgiveness. There are two unidentified women looking on.
Description
This colored print depicts the Prodigal Son on one knee pleading for his father’s forgiveness. There are two unidentified women looking on. They are in the lavish garden of the family estate, with the great country house pictured in the background.
The parable of the Prodigal Son or the Lost Son is among the best-known Christian morality tales and is found in Luke 15:11-32. The youngest of the two sons demands his share of his father’s estate which the father gives him. Shortly after, he runs off and squanders the wealth “in wild living.” Finding himself destitute, he returns to his father, repents his ways, and begs to be allowed to serve as a hired servant. The father rejoices at the return of his son “who was lost and is found.” Meanwhile, the obedient, older son is angry and refuses to join the celebration. His father pleads with him to forgive and to understand his joy.
This print was produced by E.B. Kellogg and E.C. Kellogg and Kelloggs & Thayer after an engraving by Amos Doolittle. Edmund Burke Kellogg (1809-1872) and Elijah Chapman Kellogg (1811-1881) were brothers of the founder of the Kellogg lithography firm, Daniel Wright Kellogg (1807-1874). After D.W. Kellogg moved west, his two brothers took over the family lithography firm in 1840 and changed the name to E.B. & E.C. Kellogg. The younger two of the four Kellogg brothers, they were responsible for the continued success of the family firm. These two brothers were also involved in the eventual partnerships between the company and Horace Thayer in 1845 or 1846, John Chenevard Comstock (1818-1862) in 1848 and William Henry Bulkeley (1840-1902) in 1867. The print was produced by the lithography firm of Kelloggs & Thayer. Kelloggs and Thayer was the first partnership formed by Elijah Chapman Kellogg (1811-1881) and Edmund Burke Kellogg (1809-1872) after they took over the family firm from their brother Daniel Wright Kellogg (1807-1874). Horace Thayer (1811-c. 1874) was a map dealer and in 1845 or 1846 the men opened a shop in New York. The partnership appears to have dissolved in 1847. In 1848, the Kellogg brothers formed a new partnership with John Chenevard Comstock (1818-1862).
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
ca 1847
distributor
Needham, D.
maker
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg
Kelloggs & Thayer
original artist
Doolittle, Amos
maker
Kellogg, E.B. and E.C.
ID Number
DL.60.2947
catalog number
60.2947
accession number
228146

Twelve Miles an Hour Including Stoppages

A color print of two four-horse carriages speeding in the same direction. One has been forced over too far and the carriage is running off the road, breaking down a fence and heading for a pond. A church and house are in the background.Currently not on view
Description
A color print of two four-horse carriages speeding in the same direction. One has been forced over too far and the carriage is running off the road, breaking down a fence and heading for a pond. A church and house are in the background.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
n.d.
distributor
Needham, D.
Kelloggs & Thayer
maker
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg
ID Number
DL.60.3645
catalog number
60.3645

The Soldier's Return

Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater w
Description
Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater world. Romantic scenes picture devoted husbands with their contented, dutiful wives. In these prints, young women educated in reading, music, needlework, the arts, the language of flowers, basic math and science are subjugated to their family’s needs.
These prints became popular as lithography was introduced to 19th Century Americans. As a new art form, it was affordable for the masses and provided a means to share visual information by crossing the barriers of race, class and language. Sentimental prints encouraged the artistic endeavors of schoolgirls and promoted the ambitions of amateur artists, while serving as both moral instruction and home or business decoration. They are a pictorial record of our romanticized past.
This hand colored print is of man and woman standing in an entry way about to kiss. The man and woman are at a doorway with green drapery. Beneath the couples feet there is a patterned tile floor. Behind the couple stands a podium with flowers in a flower pot on top. The man wears a military uniform complete with sash, belt, epaulets, fringe and brass. There is a tall feathered hat in his hand. The woman opposite him wears a simple full length dress with a tight bodice and lace collar with a rose in her dark hair. The head of another soldier is visible in the back left of the print.
This print was produced by the lithographic firm E.B. & E.C. Kellogg. Edmund Burke Kellogg and Elijah Chapman Kellogg were younger brothers of the founder of the Kellogg lithography firm, Daniel Wright Kellogg. After Daniel Wright Kellogg moved west, his two brothers took over the family lithography firm in 1840 and changed the name to E.B. & E.C. Kellogg. They were responsible for the continued success of the family firm and involved in the partnerships with Horace Thayer in 1845/1846, John Chenevard Comstock in 1848 and William Henry Bulkeley in 1867.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1847
distributor
Needham, D.
maker
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg
ID Number
DL.60.2331
catalog number
60.2331
accession number
228146
maker number
79

The Pledge of Friendship

Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater w
Description
Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater world. Romantic scenes picture devoted husbands with their contented, dutiful wives. In these prints, young women educated in reading, music, needlework, the arts, the language of flowers, basic math and science are subjugated to their family’s needs.
These prints became popular as lithography was introduced to 19th Century Americans. As a new art form, it was affordable for the masses and provided a means to share visual information by crossing the barriers of race, class and language. Sentimental prints encouraged the artistic endeavors of schoolgirls and promoted the ambitions of amateur artists, while serving as both moral instruction and home or business decoration. They are a pictorial record of our romanticized past.
This three-quarter length colored portrait print is of a dark haired woman seated outdoors, clutching a letter to her breast. She is wearing a full-sleeved pink dress and earrings.
This print was produced by the lithographic firm of D.W. Kellogg & Co. Daniel Wright Kellogg (1807-1874) founded the company in 1830 Hartford, Connecticut. Before the opening of its first retail store in 1834, D.W. Kellogg & Co. lithography firm was well established and popular in United States, particularly in the South and the Southwest. As the founding member of the family company, Daniel Wright Kellogg established the initial growth and popularity of the firm. After he left the company it continued to flourish for decades under his younger brothers and other family members.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1840
maker
D.W. Kellogg and Company
ID Number
DL.60.2312
catalog number
60.2312
accession number
228146

Washington at Prayer by E.B. and E.C. Kellogg

This hand-colored print is a full-length portrait of General George Washington in military uniform. He is kneeling on one knee on a small, fringed rug on grass, inside his campaign tent.
Description
This hand-colored print is a full-length portrait of General George Washington in military uniform. He is kneeling on one knee on a small, fringed rug on grass, inside his campaign tent. His hand rests on a Bible, which is on a small table beside him, along with a battlefield map, inkstand, and his hat. His folding camp stool is behind him. Next to him on the rug is a sword and a telescope. Perhaps he is praying for victory prior to an American Revolutionary War battle or as legend has it, he was praying for souls of men lost at Valley Forge. This print is typical of the commemoration or adoration prints of the first president, highlighting Washington’s faith and moral fortitude. The camp stool, tent, sword, and telescope depicted are all objects owned by the museum.
This print was produced by Amos Doolittle; E.B. Kellogg and E.C. Kellogg; and Kelloggs & Thayer. An earlier version of this print was produced by Kelloggs and Thayer 1846-1847. Amos Doolittle (1754-1832) was an American engraver who was trained as a jeweler and silversmith. He lived in Connecticut and was especially well known for his four engravings of the battles of Lexington and Concord. He also engraved Biblical scenes, bookplates and portraits. Edmund Burke Kellogg (1809-1872) and Elijah Chapman Kellogg (1811-1881) were brothers of the founder of the Kellogg lithography firm, Daniel Wright Kellogg (1807-1874). After D.W. Kellogg moved west, his two brothers took over the family lithography firm in 1840 and changed the name to E.B. & E.C. Kellogg. The younger two of the four Kellogg brothers, they were responsible for the continued success of the family firm. These two brothers were also involved in the eventual partnerships between the company and Horace Thayer in 1845 or 1846, John Chenevard Comstock (1818-1862) in 1848 and William Henry Bulkeley (1840-1902) in 1867.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1856-1857
depicted
Washington, George
maker
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg
Kellogg, E.B. and E.C.
ID Number
DL.60.3187
catalog number
60.3187

Sacred to the Memory of Poor Trust ...

This print depicts a monument “Sacred to the Memory of Poor Trust, Who nobly fought but unfortunately Fell on the Island of Deception under the command of General Bad Pay.” This proverb was frequently hung in taverns that refused customers to pay using “trust,” or credit, since t
Description
This print depicts a monument “Sacred to the Memory of Poor Trust, Who nobly fought but unfortunately Fell on the Island of Deception under the command of General Bad Pay.” This proverb was frequently hung in taverns that refused customers to pay using “trust,” or credit, since too many had not paid back their debts. On the sides of the stone monument stand a Union soldier and sailor, who comment respectively, “I think I’ll take the Bounty, and “Yes, I’ll go on Board.” During the war, bounties were cash bonuses paid to Union soldiers who voluntarily enlisted in the Union Army. While the Confederacy also established a bounty system, the extremely low value of Confederate currency made it much less of an incentive to Southern volunteers. The federal government paid a bounty of $100 to those who enlisted for three years in July of 1861, and after the Enrollment Act of 1863, this increased to $300 for three-year recruits and $400 for those who enlisted for five years. $100 during the war had the same buying power as about $2,700 today, which provided enough incentive for soldiers to enlist. Even with the bounty, however, pay in the Union Army was still usually less than average yearly incomes. This often placed hardship on families back home, whose primary financial support was off at war. The “Bad Pay” criticized in the print may refer to the lateness with which soldiers received their wages, as paymasters could not keep up with the constantly moving Union regiments.
This print was produced by the Hartford, Connecticut lithographic firm of E.B. & E.C. Kellogg. Edmund Burke Kellogg and Elijah Chapman Kellogg were younger brothers of the founder of the Kellogg lithography firm, Daniel Wright Kellogg. After Daniel Wright Kellogg moved west, his two brothers took over the family lithography firm in 1840 and changed the name to E.B. & E.C. Kellogg. They were responsible for the continued success of the family firm and involved in partnerships with Horace Thayer in 1845/1846, John Chenevard Comstock in 1848 and William Henry Bulkeley in 1867. Throughout the mid-19th century, the Kelloggs produced personalized lithographic memorials that family members could display as tributes to their deceased loved ones. This print is acts as a light-hearted spoof of this solemn subject matter.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
ca. 1863
date made
ca 1863
maker
Kellogg & Bulkeley
ID Number
DL.60.2361
catalog number
60.2361
accession number
228146

The Birth Place of Henry Clay, Hanover County, Virginia.

Color print of a farmyard scene depicting a house with dormer windows in the backround. Picket fence seperates the house from the yard containing several small out-buildings and farm animals.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Color print of a farmyard scene depicting a house with dormer windows in the backround. Picket fence seperates the house from the yard containing several small out-buildings and farm animals.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
n.d.
Associated Name
Clay, Henry
distributor
Needham, D.
Kelloggs & Thayer
maker
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg
ID Number
DL.60.3656
catalog number
60.3656

The Farmers Pets

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
ca. 1850
distributor
Needham, D.
maker
Kelloggs & Comstock
ID Number
DL.60.2339
catalog number
60.2339
accession number
228146

The Dance

Colored print, indoor scene of people dancing. A woman is playing a piano (spinet?) in lower right and a young girl is turning the sheet music. Two women sit in lower left talking to each other and a gentleman.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Colored print, indoor scene of people dancing. A woman is playing a piano (spinet?) in lower right and a young girl is turning the sheet music. Two women sit in lower left talking to each other and a gentleman.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1852-1860
maker
E. B. & E. C. Kellogg
ID Number
DL.60.2663
catalog number
60.2663
accession number
228146

Storm a Brewing

Colored print of old man pinching the cheek of a young girl. She is holding a platter of roast fowl. Old woman looks on through draperies in right background. Two ornately framed pictures on wall in left background.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Colored print of old man pinching the cheek of a young girl. She is holding a platter of roast fowl. Old woman looks on through draperies in right background. Two ornately framed pictures on wall in left background.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1855
distributor
Horace Thayer & Co.
lithographer
Kellogg, Elijah Chapman
ID Number
DL.60.2306
catalog number
60.2306
accession number
228146

Major Genl Winfield Scott

Color print; half length portrait of a man in military uniform (General Winfield Scott). In the midground is a green drape and in the far background is a military fort, flying the American flag.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Color print; half length portrait of a man in military uniform (General Winfield Scott). In the midground is a green drape and in the far background is a military fort, flying the American flag.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1847
depicted
Scott, Winfield
distributor
Needham, D.
maker
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg
ID Number
DL.60.3176
catalog number
60.3176
accession number
228146

The Life & Age of Woman by Kelloggs & Comstock

This hand colored print shows a female at different stages from infancy to old age. This was a popular and recurring theme of genteel society during the 19th Century.
Description
This hand colored print shows a female at different stages from infancy to old age. This was a popular and recurring theme of genteel society during the 19th Century. The figures are depicted in ascending steps to middle age and then descending, with old age being the lowest to the right. Each image portrays a well-dressed girl or woman in appropriate attire for her position in society (i.e., bride, mother, matron). There are verses beneath each figure and vignettes that symbolize various stages of life. A small vignette of two people standing beside a man digging three graves is in the center foreground.
This print was produced by the lithographic firm of Kelloggs & Comstock in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1848, John Chenevard Comstock (1818-1862) formed a partnership with E.B. and E.C. Kellogg. In 1850, Edmund Burke Kellogg (1809-1872) left the firm, leaving his brother Elijah Chapman Kellogg (1811-1881) and J.C. Comstock to run the lithography firm as Kellogg and Comstock. The short-lived partnership disbanded in 1851. It was not until 1855 that Edmund Burke Kellogg rejoined his brother E.C. Kellogg and continued the successful operation of the family’s lithography firm. The print was distributed by D. Needham of New York City.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1848-1849
distributor
Ensign, Thayer and Company
maker
Kelloggs & Comstock
ID Number
DL.60.2932
catalog number
60.2932
accession number
228146
maker number
130

Lover's Quarrel

Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater w
Description
Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater world. Romantic scenes picture devoted husbands with their contented, dutiful wives. In these prints, young women educated in reading, music, needlework, the arts, the language of flowers, basic math and science are subjugated to their family’s needs.
These prints became popular as lithography was introduced to 19th Century Americans. As a new art form, it was affordable for the masses and provided a means to share visual information by crossing the barriers of race, class and language. Sentimental prints encouraged the artistic endeavors of schoolgirls and promoted the ambitions of amateur artists, while serving as both moral instruction and home or business decoration. They are a pictorial record of our romanticized past.
This colored print is of two women and a man. One of the women is seated on a chair, the other stands behind her. The man stands with his back to both. The man and the seated woman are sharing or comparing miniatures of each other. All are wearing elaborate clothing of an earlier period. The seated woman is wearing a necklace, two bracelets and earrings. The standing woman is wearing a bracelet and earrings. Behind the two women is a table cluttered with several jars, bottles and boxes. There is a screen obstructing the view of the rest of the room.
This lithograph was published by the lithography firm Case & Waters. Case & Waters was based in Hartford, CT and started producing lithographs in 1834. Lucius Case was a great competitor of the Kellogg family lithography firm. He partnered with various other lithograph printers including, Case & Skinner from 1840-1842 and Case & Green from 1849-1852. He was known for his work with copperplate engraving.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1850
lithographer
Case & Waters
ID Number
DL.60.2326
catalog number
60.2326
accession number
228146

The Prodigal Son Returned to His Father by D.W. Kellogg and Company

This colored print depicts the Prodigal Son on one knee pleading for his father’s forgiveness. There are two unidentified women looking on.
Description
This colored print depicts the Prodigal Son on one knee pleading for his father’s forgiveness. There are two unidentified women looking on. They are in the lavish garden of the family estate, with the great country house pictured in the background.
The parable of the Prodigal Son or the Lost Son is among the best known Christian morality tales and is found in Luke 15:11-32. The youngest of the two sons demands his share of his father’s estate which the father gives him. Shortly after, he runs off and squanders the wealth “in wild living.” Finding himself destitute, he returns to his father, repents his ways, and begs to be allowed to serve as a hired servant. The father rejoices at the return of his son “who was lost and is found.” Meanwhile, the obedient, older son is angry and refuses to join the celebration. His father pleads with him to forgive and to understand his joy.
This print was originally produced by Amos Doolittle and later printed by the lithographic firm of D. W. Kellogg and Company. Amos Doolittle (1754-1832) was an American engraver who was trained as a jeweler and silversmith. He lived in Connecticut and was especially well known for his four engravings of the battles of Lexington and Concord. He also engraved Biblical scenes, bookplates and portraits.
Daniel Wright Kellogg (1807-1874) founded D. W. Kellogg and Company in Hartford, Connecticut in 1830. Even before its first retail store opened in 1834, the D.W. Kellogg & Co. lithography firm was well established and popular in United States, particularly in the South and the Southwest. As the founding member of the family company, Daniel Wright Kellogg was responsible for the initial growth and popularity of the firm. After he left the company, it continued to flourish for decades under his younger brothers and other family members.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
ca 1838
maker
D.W. Kellogg and Company
original artist
Doolittle, Amos
ID Number
DL.60.2924
catalog number
60.2924
accession number
228146

The Wounded Soldier's Return

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
n.d.
distributor
Needham, D.
maker
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg
Kelloggs & Thayer
ID Number
DL.60.3312
catalog number
60.3312

Hunting the Buffalo

Color print of an Indian and a white man on horseback pursuing a buffalo.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Color print of an Indian and a white man on horseback pursuing a buffalo.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
n.d.
maker
Kellogg & Bulkeley
ID Number
DL.60.3512
catalog number
60.3512

Courtship/Matrimony

Colored print; an optical illusionary portrait of man and woman. When viewed one way, as "Courtship," they are smiling. When viewed the other way, as "Matrimony," they are scowling. A moon looks upon the smiling couple, storm clouds appear above the frowning couple.
Description (Brief)
Colored print; an optical illusionary portrait of man and woman. When viewed one way, as "Courtship," they are smiling. When viewed the other way, as "Matrimony," they are scowling. A moon looks upon the smiling couple, storm clouds appear above the frowning couple. Verses appear beneath each title.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1850
distributors
Ensign, Thayer and Company
lithographer
Kelloggs & Comstock
ID Number
DL.60.2285
catalog number
60.2285
accession number
228146

Emeline

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1834
maker
D.W. Kellogg and Company
ID Number
DL.60.2524
catalog number
60.2524
accession number
228146

The Scotch Shepherdess

Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater w
Description
Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater world. Romantic scenes picture devoted husbands with their contented, dutiful wives. In these prints, young women educated in reading, music, needlework, the arts, the language of flowers, basic math and science are subjugated to their family’s needs.
These prints became popular as lithography was introduced to 19th Century Americans. As a new art form, it was affordable for the masses and provided a means to share visual information by crossing the barriers of race, class and language. Sentimental prints encouraged the artistic endeavors of schoolgirls and promoted the ambitions of amateur artists, while serving as both moral instruction and home or business decoration. They are a pictorial record of our romanticized past.
This hand colored print is of a young woman with a child on her back holding a shepherd’s crook in her left hand. Two sheep and a ram are lying down at her feet. Hills and a lake or loch are in the background. The woman is barefoot and wearing a rain hat and a simple dress with apron.
This print was produced by the lithographic firm of D.W. Kellogg & Co. Daniel Wright Kellogg (1807-1874) founded the company in 1830 Hartford, Connecticut. Before the opening of its first retail store in 1834, D.W. Kellogg & Co. lithography firm was well established and popular in United States, particularly in the South and the Southwest. As the founding member of the family company, Daniel Wright Kellogg established the initial growth and popularity of the firm. After he left the company it continued to flourish for decades under his younger brothers and other family members.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1840
maker
D.W. Kellogg and Company
ID Number
DL.60.2315
catalog number
60.2315
accession number
228146

Untitled (Portrait of a King) by D.W. Kellogg and Company

. This colored print depicts a bearded King David wearing a crown, sandals, and a red cape over a teal robe. He is seated outdoors on a throne and playing a harp, while resting one foot on a footstool.
Description
. This colored print depicts a bearded King David wearing a crown, sandals, and a red cape over a teal robe. He is seated outdoors on a throne and playing a harp, while resting one foot on a footstool. He looks up at the sky where dark clouds have just parted to reveal a burst of light. The harp has two winged portrait busts attached to the top of the harp and a small male angel figure seated on a piece of furniture, possible a piano or harpsichord.
In the Hebrew Bible, the harp is considered an instrument for spiritual healing and has long been associated with the warrior David, even before he became King. According to the Book of Samuel (16:14–23), “When the evil spirit that was sent by God would come on King Saul, David would get his harp and play it. That would help Saul. He would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.”
This print was produced by the lithographic firm of D. W. Kellogg and Company. Daniel Wright Kellogg (1807-1874) founded the company in Hartford, Connecticut in 1830. Even before its first retail store opened in 1834, the D.W. Kellogg & Co. lithography firm was well established and popular in United States, particularly in the South and the Southwest. As the founding member of the family company, Daniel Wright Kellogg was responsible for the initial growth and popularity of the firm. After he left the company, it continued to flourish for decades under his younger brothers and other family members.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
ca 1840
maker
D.W. Kellogg and Company
ID Number
DL.60.2969
catalog number
60.2969
accession number
228146

The Trap

Colored print of two young men. One holds game removed from a wooden animal trap while the other is re-setting the trap.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Colored print of two young men. One holds game removed from a wooden animal trap while the other is re-setting the trap.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1855
distributors
Ensign, Thayer and Company
maker
Kellogg, Elijah Chapman
ID Number
DL.60.2691
catalog number
60.2691
accession number
228146

Don't Say Nay

Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater w
Description
Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater world. Romantic scenes picture devoted husbands with their contented, dutiful wives. In these prints, young women educated in reading, music, needlework, the arts, the language of flowers, basic math and science are subjugated to their family’s needs.
These prints became popular as lithography was introduced to 19th Century Americans. As a new art form, it was affordable for the masses and provided a means to share visual information by crossing the barriers of race, class and language. Sentimental prints encouraged the artistic endeavors of schoolgirls and promoted the ambitions of amateur artists, while serving as both moral instruction and home or business decoration. They are a pictorial record of our romanticized past.
This hand colored print is a full length portrait of a man and woman standing arm in arm outdoors. A church with a tall steeple is in the left background. The man is wearing a formal, long, fitted coat, double-breasted, velvet collar, vest, bow tie and striped trousers. The woman is wearing a long pink dress with lace collar and cuffs. The man is carrying a book, and the woman is carrying a lace handkerchief.
This print was produced by the lithographic firm E.B. & E.C. Kellogg. Edmund Burke Kellogg and Elijah Chapman Kellogg were brothers of the founder of the Kellogg lithography firm, Daniel Wright Kellogg. After D.W. Kellogg moved west, his two brothers took over the family lithography firm in 1840 and changed the name to E.B. & E.C. Kellogg. The youngest of the four Kellogg brothers, these two were responsible for the continued success of the family firm. These two brothers were also involved in the eventual partnerships between the company and Horace Thayer in 1845 or 1846, John Chenevard Comstock in 1848 and William Henry Bulkeley in 1867.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1852-1860
maker
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg
ID Number
DL.60.2256
catalog number
60.2256
accession number
228146
maker number
208

Lady of the Lake

Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater w
Description (Brief)
Sentimental genre prints documented the social image of Victorian virtue through domestic scenes of courtship, family, home life, and images of the “genteel female.” Children are depicted studying nature or caring for their obedient pets as they learn their place in the greater world. Romantic scenes picture devoted husbands with their contented, dutiful wives. In these prints, young women educated in reading, music, needlework, the arts, the language of flowers, basic math and science are subjugated to their family’s needs.
These prints became popular as lithography was introduced to 19th Century Americans. As a new art form, it was affordable for the masses and provided a means to share visual information by crossing the barriers of race, class, and language. Sentimental prints encouraged the artistic endeavors of schoolgirls and promoted the ambitions of amateur artists, while serving as both moral instruction and home or business decoration. They are a pictorial record of our romanticized past.
This is a hand colored print; outdoor scene of a hunter standing in foliage on shore with dog. A maiden stands in a gondola-like vessel on a lake. The figures are dressed in elaborate, romantic costumes. This print is an illustration for the poem by Sir Walter Scott. An excerpt from the poem "Lady of the Lake" is beneath the title of the print.
The print was produced by the lithographic firm of Kelloggs & Comstock, which was the 1848-1850 partnership of Elijah and Edmund Kellogg with John Chenevard Comstock.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1848-1849
distributor
Needham, D.
maker
Kelloggs & Comstock
ID Number
DL.60.2229
catalog number
60.2229
accession number
228146

Kilkenny, Bryan Co. Geo.

Color print of a two-story frame house and four out-buildings on a river or stream. The house, surrounded by a picket fence, has a small lookout platform on its roof where three figures are standing. A carriage is stopped in front of the house.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Color print of a two-story frame house and four out-buildings on a river or stream. The house, surrounded by a picket fence, has a small lookout platform on its roof where three figures are standing. A carriage is stopped in front of the house.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1842
maker
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg
ID Number
DL.60.3663
catalog number
60.3663

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