Late 19th Century Capewell Horse Nail Framed Advertising Print memento mori The house motif

The house motif

executed on mottled green slag glass with hand-painted white lettering and a central oval vignette depicting the White House

Instructions to the game are printed underneath the lid

rising to a slender steel shaft with traces of original black paint

This piece exhibits a considerable amount of tarnish

Late 19th Century Capewell Horse Nail Framed Advertising Print memento mori The house motifc. 1880s 1890s; The Capewell Horse Nail Company Hartford, CT Color lithographed advertising print promoting Capewell Horse Nails, displayed in a period wood frame with gilt liner behind glass. The illustration depicts a blacksmith shoeing a horse while a well dressed gentleman observes, surrounded by decorative graphics incorporating horseshoe nails into the border. Promotional text emphasizes the product's reliability with claims including "They