A Home in the Country

Description (Brief):

Colored print; country scene with Dutch-colonial farm houses along a country lane with picket and split rail fences, and a church with cupola in the background. Lane is filled with school children and some adults. Four children are swinging on a gate at right, a girl sits pensively under a tree at center. Text beginning "How dear to my heart are the scenes of my childhood," appears below the image on either side of the title.

Date Made: ca 1860

Maker: Kelly, Thomas

Location: Currently not on view

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

Subject: CarriagesDrinkingArchitecture, Domestic BuildingsChildrenArchitecture

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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

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.60.2455Catalog Number: 60.2455Accession Number: 228146

Object Name: chromolithographObject Type: Chromolithograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: image: 17 1/4 in x 25 1/4 in; 43.815 cm x 64.135 cmoverall: 24 in x 30 in; 60.96 cm x 76.2 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-9e5d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_324763

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