Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
1879
1971.104
Oil on linen
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"The Bottle Has Done Its Work - It Has Destroyed the Infant & the Mother. It Has Brought the Son and the Daughter to Vice and to the Streets, and Has Left the Father a Hopeless Maniac."
Title
"The Bottle Has Done Its Work - It Has Destroyed the Infant & the Mother. It Has Brought the Son and the Daughter to Vice and to the Streets, and Has Left the Father a Hopeless Maniac."
Object name
Temperance plate
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Description
Eighth 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
2010.16.14h
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 adn illustrator. "The Bottle" follows the story of a father's descent into alcoholism and the subsequent destruction of his family. The series was hugely popular in London and was also exported to the United States.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
