The Skaters.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 x 9 3/8in. (27.9 x 23.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 7/8 x 13 7/8in. (45.4 x 35.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionFour men stand in the left foreground. The man at the right is dripping wet, and has evidently just fallen through the ice of a frozen lake or pond. He wears a coat, vest, shirt, and necktie or scarf. He has an ice skate strapped to his right foot. His left foot is bare except for a ragged sock. Two of the men wear large top hats with the words "HUMANE / Society" on the brims. One of them has his left arm around the first man's armpit. He holds a grappling hook attached to a long rope in his right hand. The other holds what appears to be a gaff. The fourth man, at the far left, wears an overcoat, breeches, and spats. He holds a wicker basket over his right arm with a label on it that reads: "Brandy / Balls". He holds a glass in his right hand and a bottle with a cork in it in his left hand. A label on the bottle reads: "A Drop / of / GOOD / GIN". A hole in the ice is at the right. A sign reads: "DANGEROUS". A man leans on the sign and uses a cane to try and reach a hat floating in the water. Four other skaters, one of them falling backwards, are in the right background.

Object number1987.130.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE SKATERS."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, "Dwr 41"and accession number.

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