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1624863


Item data

Title

Social enjoyment of women

Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Rome (Ancient)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1884

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

Subjects

Romans -- Women -- Rome
Romans -- Social life
Interiors -- Rome -- To 499
Domestic life -- Rome -- To 499

Genres

Book Illustrations

Notes

Source Note: From Museum of antiquity : a description of ancient life. (San Francisco : Law, 1884) Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis) (b.1844), Author. Yaggy, Levi W. , Author.
Original Version: "From an ancient painting."--letterpress on border.

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 11.5 x 13 cm
Tears on image.

Abstract

Roman women dance, spin with distaffs, and play musical instruments. Two girls kneel to play dice or knucklebones.

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a408cd70-c5bf-012f-cccf-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1884

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Social enjoyment of women" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a408cd70-c5bf-012f-cccf-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1884). Social enjoyment of women Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a408cd70-c5bf-012f-cccf-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Social enjoyment of women" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a408cd70-c5bf-012f-cccf-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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