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Charming early 20th-century color lithograph titled "Pets," published as a Sunday supplement to The Indianapolis Sentinel , May 10, 1903 . The artwork depicts a young girl in a vivid scarlet dress with a large satin bow , tenderly holding two kittens while more rest in a basket beside her. The piece captures the warmth and innocence typical of turn-of-the-century sentimental genre scenes — a beloved theme in Edwardian decorative art.
Publication: The Indianapolis Sentinel (Sunday Supplement)
Date: May 10, 1903 (printed in top margin)
Medium: Original color lithograph / chromolithograph supplement
Dimensions: Approx. 15. in. x 8.5 in.
Condition: Very good — light age toning and a few small scuffs to surface; colors remain rich and appealing.
Subject: Victorian child with kittens — domestic genre art
This lithograph was part of the newspaper's series of art prints given to readers for framing, now highly collectible as examples of Edwardian Americana and early chromolithographic printing .