Untitled (Men playing cards)

Untitled (Men playing cards)

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Description (Brief)
Black and white print of two men seated at a table playing cards. A third man, wearing glasses stands beside them reading a newspaper, "The Spy". Furnishings include a stove and firewood, a poker, a fireplace mantle with a candleholder and candle, a mirror, a tray containing a glass decanter and glass, a teapot and cup and saucer, a carpetbag on the floor, bird cage mounted on the back wall, and a liquor cabinet.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
lithograph
Object Type
Lithograph
date made
1851
Schaus, W.
artist
Woodville, R. C.
maker
Schultz, C.
Goupil and Company
place made
United States: New York, New York City
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
image: 14 1/2 in x 18 1/2 in; 36.83 cm x 46.99 cm
overall: 23 in x 27 1/2 in; 58.42 cm x 69.85 cm
ID Number
DL.60.2414
catalog number
60.2414
accession number
228146
Credit Line
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
subject
Architecture, Commercial Buildings
Drinking
Communication, newspapers
Heating
Chronology: 1850-1859
Lighting
Furnishings
Glasses
Games
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Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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