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RAILROAD DINING CAR

Creator(s): Unknown (Painter)

Currently in storage


About this object

Scene in a railroad dining car. There is a middle-aged man in a gray suit and red tie seated at the left in profile. He sits at a table, holding a menu. Next to him sits a small girl with red cheeks, blond hair and a pale blue hair bow. Standing at the right is a Black waiter, wearing a white jacket and with a towel draped over his left arm. There is a mountainous landscape visible through the two windows, which are edged with a fringed green shade. On the table is a lamp with a fringed green shade at right, and place settings for the meal.

Object name:
RAILROAD DINING CAR
Made from:
Oil on canvas
Made in:
USA
Date made:
early 20th Century
Size:
63.5 x 63.5 cm (25 x 25 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
51.218
Class:
PAINTING
Signature marks:
TAG; INSCRIPTION metal tag on back: B5; penciled on back: 5-3/8 3 color process
Credit line:
Gift of General Foods, 1978