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Coaster with serenade cartoon (man and dog)

Object/Artifact

Round pressed-pulpboard coaster printed in red on a cream ground. A line cartoon shows an inebriated man staggering with motion lines as he plays a guitar and sings open-mouthed amid little stars/notes (the exuberant-drunk convention). At upper left is a barred colonial window; at lower left a small dog sings/howls along with him. The pair are evidently performing a serenade (dando una serenata). No caption, signature, or brand. The board is toned with light staining.

2025.1.295

The serenade-by-a-colonial-window motif ties to Havana's old-town imagery and popular musical custom. It matches the stock, red-line drawing style, and round format of the companion coasters (the "Cuba" marlin-fisherman, and the "MUA" beer-lover), marking it as part of the same humorous series.

The Cabrera Arús family collection

2025.1

Cuba

Caribbean

Central America

Date: undetermined; tentatively 1970s–1980s (style and stock; matches the companion). Not closely datable.

9.5 cm

Cardboard

Good

Havana

Cuba

Caribbean

Central America

use