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This is a phenomenal antique print depicts the Casino at Newport Rhode Island. Lots of detail.
The print is single-sided (blank back) with wonderful tones and hues. It is a photogravure print from a high qualityportfolio book publishedin the1890s.
The page is in excellent condition. The paper isthick and holds thecolors and details well. The page isapprox.7.75 x 9.75 inches and the actual image size (without margins) is approx.5.25 x 6.75inches. The portfolio was originally bound with a ribbon, so there are three holes in the left side margin, that could easily be trimmed.
The Newport Casino is located at 186-202 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on February 27, 1987. The complex was commissioned in 1880 by James Gordon Bennett, Jr.. Legend states that Bennett placed a bet with his guest British Cavalry Officer, Captain Henry Augustus \"Sugar\" Candy that Candy would not ride his horse up onto the front porch of Newport\'s most exclusive men\'s club - The Reading Room. Candy won the bet, but the Governors of the Reading Room were not amused. Bennett and his infamous short temper did not take this kindly, and soon set about creating his own retreat, what would eventually become The Newport Casino.
The interior of the Casino, while generally outlined by McKim, was entrusted to Stanford White. Taking many elements and cues from the Japanese Pavilion at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, White provided for a plan that was both secluded and open. The Newport Casino opened to its first patrons in July 1880, and the general public got their first view in August 1880.
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