Collection Highlights
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seen from the Back, Seated at an Easel and Holding a Palette
1875
1935.85.2.83
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of Album 2
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
"The Husband in a State of Furious Drunkenness Kills His Wife with the Instrument of All Their Misery."
Title
"The Husband in a State of Furious Drunkenness Kills His Wife with the Instrument of All Their Misery."
Object name
Temperance p
Temperance plate
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Description
Seventh plate out of set of eight earthenware (pearlware) plastes with flower molded rim, red-painted stripe on rim, and brown transfer-printed scene at center with hand-painted highlights. Based on a series of prints, "The Bottle," by George Cruikshank (1792-1878), published by D. Bogue, London, 1847.
Credit Line
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number
2010.16.14g
Marks
Impressed "K" on underside.
Gallery Label
The eight plates of "The Bottle" feature a morality tale advocating temperance. The plates are based on prints by George Cruikshank, a caricaturist and illustrator. "The Bottle" follows the story of a father's descent into alcoholism and the subsequent destruction of his family.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
