"Conceive me, if you can, ... : trade card Print

Accession number: 
PML 198739.19
Published: 
[United States?] : J. & P. Coats, [188-?]
Description: 
1 print : chromolithograph ; 109 x 64 mm
Credit: 
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 2021.
Notes: 

Title from item.
Advertising text for J. & P. Coats' "best six-cord spool cotton" thread on verso.
One of a set of six trade cards featuring characters from Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "Patience".

Variant Title: 

J & P. Coats' best six-cord cotton

Summary: 

Image depicts the character of Archibald Grosvenor from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera "Patience" standing and looking wistful. At the bottom are a few short lines taken from the opera that describe his character: "Conceive me, if you can, A matter of fact young man, An alphebetical, arithmetical, Every-day young man!" Patience.

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