Image of a Dame School Classroom by unknown artist
notes: label: Description
content: This multi-color print shows a scene from a 19th century dame school. A “dame school” is one in which an older woman holds class for other families’ children out of her own home. Of note, are the cat lying next to the teacher’s feet, a boy wearing a dunce cap, and another boy peeking in through an open window. The print is of unknown date and artist. The only possible identifier is the name “Louis” that is handwritten in very small letters near the bottom right corner.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: Education
label: referenced
content: School
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Education
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.3127.04
label: nonaccession number
content: 2014.3127
label: catalog number
content: 2014.3127.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: print
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: image: 15 1/4 in x 16 1/2 in; 38.735 cm x 41.91 cm