[Rarebooks] FS: Handsome ca.1845 American Mourning Lithograph

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

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A Handsome Memorial Lithograph.  Hartford; E.B. & E.C. Kellogg: probably
1845-50.

A handsome colored memorial lithograph featuring a monument in the form of
a pedestal with a stylized urn on top, set amidst other gravestones and
rose bushes, under a weeping willow tree. In the background the scene
stretches away starting with a churchyard, beyond that a hill, and beyond
that a sailing ship. The monument has the printed legend “In Memory of”,
with no name or details filled in below.

The Kellogg company has been called “Connecticut’s Currier & Ives”; they
published a variety of popular prints from the 1840s to the end of the
century. The imprint “E.B. & E.C. Kellogg” was used during the 1840s, 50s
and 60s.

A handsome lithograph with interesting details. Colored lithograph.
11”x14”; some foxing, and several folds; several short closed tears, 1”
and 1.5” long; left margin cut on a bit of a bias. [30829] $375.00

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