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Family Devotion, Morning mezzotint, approximately 1841

 Item — Box: Special Collections Oversize Box 2, Oversize Paper Folder: 1, Item: 1

Collection Overview

From the Collection:

Two mezzotints of Victorian parlor scenes titled Family Devotion, Morning and Family Devotion, Evening by James Scott (1809-1899) after Edward Prentis (1797–1854). Family Devotion, Morning shows an interior with a family gathered around a breakfast table, the man on the left is reading from a Bible. Two other women sit near a window to left and a glass-fronted bookcase with one door open is in the background. Landscape paintings and a small portrait are on the walls. Family Devotion, Evening shows an interior with a family gathered around a table, where an elderly man sits reading a Bible. A piano is on the left. A landscape painting, a portrait painting, and a painting of The Good Samaritan are on the wall.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1841

Creator

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 oversize paper folder (2 items)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: No linguistic content; Not applicable

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)