Black-and-white lithograph of a man raising a bottle at a dining table while women look on and a child plays by a dog.

The Bottle, Plate I: The Bottle Is Brought Out for the First Time

A black-and-white lithograph: a man in a dark coat raises a bottle at a dining table draped with a cloth, while a woman in a white dress lifts a hand toward him and another woman stands at right. A child plays on the floor beside a dog near the hearth, and a wall clock hangs in the room.

Artist: Cruikshank
Date: ca. 1847
Medium: paper (overall material) ink (overall material)
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size: 1600 × 1477 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1852).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

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