America's greatest Pecksniff

America's greatest Pecksniff. Illustration shows a man described as America's greatest Pecksniff, an allusion to Dickens character Seth Pecksniff in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit. He stands, full-length, facing slightly right, holding a paper that states The Widow and Orphan Pump which shows a pump spewing money into a trough. Likenesses of Pecksniff appear in the background as a bust statue, a painting, and a silhouette. Date 1905 August 2. America's greatest Pecksniff. Illustration shows a man described as America's greatest Pecksniff, an allusion to Dickens character Seth Pecksniff in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit. He stands, full-length, facing slightly right, holding a paper that states The Widow and Orphan Pump which shows a pump spewing money into a trough. Likenesses of Pecksniff appear in the background as a bust statue, a painting, and a silhouette. Date 1905 August 2

Allusion Appear Chuzzlewit Described Dickens Likenesses Orphan Puck Seth Spewing Trough

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