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South Sea House, Dividend Hall

Thomas Rowlandson

Cleveland Museum of Art

Large room with high ceiling, ornate molding on ceiling and walls. Tall windows on left wall, short columns between them. Coffered ceiling with decorative center panel. Two doors on back wall, columns on either side. Large clock on back wall. People dressed in 18th-century attire. Some standing, some sitting. Raised platform or counter across middle of room. People sitting at tables on left side. Archways on right wall. Text at bottom of image reads "SOUTH SEA HOUSE DIVIDEND HALL".

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1115 × 893 px
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