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A woodcut print of an endless, many-looped knot. Text is written along the inside of the image, with additional text above, to the left, and to the right of the image.

A woodcut print of an endless, many-looped knot. The knot is black, with text on the inside of the image following the loops. Inside the image, text reads: "ENDLESS is the Knot of Love and Endless will be the Pleasures of those who obta[in] Shares of the Forty Grand capital Prizes in the State Lottery to be Drawn Valentines Day. Many a Pair will be made happy by Purchasing a sixteenth only, therefore no one should neglect the golden opportunity." Above the knot, text reads: "Or the Endless Knot." On the left side of the knot, text reads: "The Lottery contains 5,000 Numbers, and £200,000 in Prizes." On the right side of the knot, text reads: "Tickets and Shares are selling at the different Offices."

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M20297
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Lottery Ticket: The Endless Knot
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1785 - 1795
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/254588

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Woodcut and letterpress
Dimensions
sheet: 17.2 x 14.3 cm (6 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Walter S. Poor, Class of 1905
Accession Year
1944
Object Number
M20297
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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