Safe Money

Amerikanische Malerei 1890–1901, 1898 or later

This painting displays an open safe filled with stacks of banknotes and coins. The safe is gray, while the money inside is in shades of green, red, and tan. The paper currency is in large bills, from $1,000 to $10,000, and the stacks are tied with pink ribbons. On the top shelf of the safe is a stack of large silver coins and smaller bronze coins. Hanging below the coins is a note on yellow paper titled "Semi-annual account" that lists the amounts of several categories: "Receipt", "Expenses", "Profit", "U.S.& B. Notes", and "Gold&Silver". The total amount is "492,392,296.50". The yellow lettering at the top of the safe reads "N.S.E. & W.R.R. DIVIDEND'S SAFE." The floor that the safe is on is a tan-and-gray checkered pattern.
Artist
Amerikanische Malerei 1890–1901
Date
1898 or later
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.84 × 63.5 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting displays an open safe filled with stacks of banknotes and coins. The safe is gray, while the money inside is in shades of green, red, and tan. The paper currency is in large bills, from $1,000 to $10,000, and the stacks are tied with pink ribbons. On the top shelf of the safe is a stack of large silver coins and smaller bronze coins. Hanging below the coins is a note on yellow paper titled "Semi-annual account" that lists the amounts of several categories: "Receipt", "Expenses", "Profit", "U.S.& B. Notes", and "Gold&Silver". The total amount is "492,392,296.50". The yellow lettering at the top of the safe reads "N.S.E. & W.R.R. DIVIDEND'S SAFE." The floor that the safe is on is a tan-and-gray checkered pattern.

Amerikanische Malerei 1890–1901