In Dame Nature's Parlor
Date1905
Artist
Henry Jarvis Peck
(American illustrator and artist, 1880–1964)
Illustration CitationFrontispiece for Good Housekeeping, July 1905
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions22 5/8 × 17 1/2 in. (57.5 × 44.5 cm)
frame: 30 5/8 × 25 5/8 in. (77.8 × 65.1 cm)
frame: 30 5/8 × 25 5/8 in. (77.8 × 65.1 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 1981
Object number1981-37
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextHenry Peck designed this illustration as a Good Housekeeping magazine frontispiece. The subject—shown enjoying a leisurely summer day—also serves as an advertisement for the magazine. Peck's account book shows that he earned $35 for this illustration. The magazine cost 10 cents. Founded in 1885, Good Housekeeping featured both fiction and articles about women's domestic interests. It is one of the few 19th century women’s magazines still in existence.
