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The Bottle, Plate I, "The bottle is brought out for the first time: The Husband induces his wife 'just to take a drop',"
The Bottle, Plate I, "The bottle is brought out for the first time: The Husband induces his wife 'just to take a drop',"
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

The Bottle, Plate I, "The bottle is brought out for the first time: The Husband induces his wife 'just to take a drop',"

Artist (British, 1792–1878)
Publisher (British, 1807/8–1856)
Date1847
Mediumlithograph on cream wove paper
Dimensionsimage: 22.2 x 32.9 cm (8 3/4 x 12 15/16 in.)
sheet: 33.7 x 50.1 cm (13 1/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel B. Woodward
Object number1934.149
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