Image of a female court jester and a male court jester wearing colorful costumes with ribbons, bells, jester hats, and ruffled collars and dancing together, while the man holds a jester puppet head on a stick; the poster advertises a masquerade ball held by the Mutual Benefit Association of the Board of Trade Clerks and includes a date sheet with information for the February 6, [1892], even at the Battery D and Second Regiment Armory halls in Chicago, Illinois. Date based on 1892 newspaper advertisement for the event: “Battery D.—Second Regiment Armory. Lake-Front. Third Annual Grand Prize Masque Carnival of the Board of Trade Clerks’ M. B. Association (The original Board of Trade Clerks’ organization). Saturday Evening, Feb. 6th.” ([Advertisement], Chicago Tribune, 31 January 1892, page 13) "The Chicago / Bank Note / Company"--text, bottom right of image. "83"--text, bottom right margin. "Battery 'D' and 2d Regiment Armory / Both Halls Saturday Even'g Feb 6 / Largest Ball of the Season / See small bills for mammoth list of prizes and other attractions."--text, continuation of title, bottom of poster, centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 236.22 x 107 cm (93 x 42 1/8 in.)
Balls (Parties) Carnival--Pictorial works Clowns--Pictorial works Dancers--Pictorial works Fools and jesters--Pictorial works Masquerades Parties Board of Trade Clerks Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) Posters--American. (gmgpc)
Place
Chicago (Ill.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Balls and Carnivals The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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