Catching Rabbits

Description (Brief):

Black and white print of two boys, Henry Luke Rowland (standing) and Lewis Smith Davis (kneeling) in a forest clearing. One boy holds up a rabbit while the other resets a home-made wooden trap. Their clothes, though upper class in origin, are torn and patched and include high boots, a fur cap, vest, and fitted coat.

Date Made: ca 1854

Depicted: Rowland, Henry LukeDavis, Luke SmithMaker: Goupil and CompanyArtist: Mount, William Sidney

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

Subject: Wild AnimalsChildrenHuntingRabbits

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See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Clothing & Accessories, Art, Peters Prints, Domestic Furnishings

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Related Publication: Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone, Members of the William Sidney Mount Project. William Sidney Mount: Family, Friends, and Ideas

Credit Line: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.60.2438Catalog Number: 60.2438Accession Number: 228146

Object Name: lithographObject Type: Lithograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: image: 14 3/4 in x 18 3/4 in; 37.465 cm x 47.625 cmoverall: 16 1/2 in x 20 1/2 in; 41.91 cm x 52.07 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-2ea0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_324754

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