An American Inn, 1814
John Lewis Krimmel, "The Village Tavern/In an American Inn" (1814), Toledo Museum of Art |
A Country Tavern on Long Island, 1837
William Sidney Mount, "The Tough Story: Scene in a Country Tavern" (1837), Corcoran Gallery. |
"Loco Foco persecution, or custom house, versus caricatures" (New York, 1838)
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008661320/ |
Everyday Scenes (probably in Maryland), 1840s
Richard Caton Woodville, "The Card Players" (1847), Detroit Institute of Arts |
Richard Caton Woodville, "Waiting for the Stage" (1851), Corcoran Gallery |
George Caleb Bingham, "Country Politician," Missouri, 1849:
An even better (higher resolution) version of this is available via the Google Art Project -- see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Caleb_Bingham_-_Country_Politician_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
In the corridor of James A. Garfield's home, at Mentor, Ohio (1880)
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/95501750/ James A. Garfield's consultation office in his home, at Mentor, Ohio (1880) |
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/95501753/ |
Garfield's visitors sit around a classic base-burning stove; when they get into his office, the intimacy (and higher prestige) of the space is reflected in the drapes, carpet, rocking-chair, and open-fronted parlor stove, allowing Garfield and his guests to take pleasure in the luxury of a roaring fire, heating the space reasonably efficiently via convection from the cast-iron case as well as by radiation from the fire itself and its hot metal container.
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