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1957-31, Print
Taking pot Luck.
1957-31, Print

Taking pot Luck.

DateJuly 12, 1799
After work by
Publisher
Engraver
OriginEngland, Cambridge
MediumBlack and white etching with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 8 7/8" x OW: 11 1/8"; Plate H: 6 3/4" x W: 8 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1957-31
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Taking pot Luck./ B.N. Esq.r del.t/ Etch.d & Pub.d July 12 1799 by J. Baldrey Cambridge"Label TextA chain reaction of accidents is shown in this print. A servant who is entering the room with a platter of meat is tripped by a dog causing him to fall over backwards. This brings his dish down on the head of one diner, who falls over, grabbing the table to catch his fall. Grabbing the table causes the table to tip over, leading to a plate of soup to spill over the other dining man. Another servant comes forward to try to stop this. Two lighted candles also fall over on the table.ProvenanceBefore 1957, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1957-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).