Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., From Laurie and Whittle series of drolls., Two columns of verse below image: Smoak [sic] is the order of the night, this a tete a tete enjoyment , but smoaking is my friends delight / When he has no great employment ..., Plate numbered '222' in lower left corner., and Temporary local subject terms: Furniture: table -- Lighting: chandelier -- Dishes: tankards.
Publisher:
Published August 21st 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Oval design depicts an Englishman in tricorne on left and American with broad-brimmed flat hat on right seated at a round table smoking pipes. On the table near the Englishman is the London Gazette and Morning Post, while near the American a paper marked Boston Nov. 4 78. A shaft of light illuminates the table, while a picture on the wall behind shows a handshake
Alternative Title:
English and American discovery
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram., and Numbered "81" in upper right of plate.
Publisher:
Pub. Nov. 5 1778 by MDarly
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Topic):
History, Furniture, Smoking, Hats, Tobacco pipes, and Clothing & dress
