ARTICLE 27 DU RÉGLEMENT. - Il est défendu de faire ses provisions après dix heures du matin...... vous rapportez un poulet...., je le confisque!....
Title (alt.):
Charivari. ARTICLE 27 OF THE RULES. - It is forbidden to go shopping after 10 o'clock in the morning...... you are bringing back a chicken...., I will confiscate it!....
Description:
A concierge stops a woman from entering the building, citing a phony rule that after 10am the concierge can confiscate a tenant's purchases. LES PORTIERS DE PARIS (The Parisian doormen) is a series of 5 lithographs, which appeared in the Charivari in July 1856 (1 print) and between November and December 1858 (4 prints). CONCIERGE. The "concierge" (caretaker/doorman) of the house held a very special, powerful position in 19th century Paris. He distributed the mail, cashed in the rent and forwarded messages. He was the mediator between the landlord and the tenant.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, December 4, 1858.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
