This hand-tinted stereoview presents a staged tavern interior populated by costumed sitters enacting a comic morality tableau. At left a woman in a lilac dress and white cap holds a folded cloth, while at right a young man in a green smock slumps backward on a barrel, his face contorted in an exaggerated expression of drunken stupor; further figures drink and smoke around a table in the background, beneath strings of onions, a wall clock, and candle sconces. A painted sign above the doorway reads 'PAY TO DAY & TRUST TOMORROW,' echoed in a French caption inked beneath the right-hand image, 'paye aujourd'hui et espère demain.'
Photographer/publisher: Unknown
Period/date: circa 1860
Dimensions: 175 x 85 mm
Condition: Good; moderate overall toning to the mount, a short closed tear and creasing to the upper left corner, minor soiling and localized paint loss to the applied hand-colouring, particularly on the woman's dress; the images remain stable and well affixed to the mount.
Reverse: No verso scan available.
Keywords: hand-tinted stereoview, tavern genre scene, temperance theme, Victorian era, unknown photographer
Photographer Biography:
No verified biographical information available.
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