The sailor's fleet wedding entertainment [graphic].

Description

Title: The sailor's fleet wedding entertainment [graphic].
Contributor: Cooper, Mary, -1761, publisher.
Published / Created: [10 November 1747]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd according to act of Parliament, November [the] 10, 1747, by M. Cooper
Abstract: Satirical view of London life, with a riotous wedding party at the Tavern at Rederiff: for full description see Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum
Description: Title from item.
John June identified as the printmaker in the British Museum catalogue,
Sixteen lines of verse in four columns below image: Jack, rich in prizes, now the knot is ty'd, sits pleas'd by her he thinks his maiden bride ...
Temporary local subject terms: Officer's uniform -- Sailor's uniform -- Pictures amplifying subject: Skimmington procession -- Pictures amplifying subject: portrait of the Duke of Cumberland -- Pictures: portraits -- Creditors.
Provenance: Suckling; January 1958;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 23.3 x 31.4 cm, on sheet 28 x 37 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1747
Engravings England London 1747
Etchings England London 1747
Material: etching with engraving ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Amputees
Bailiffs
Blacks
Bowls (Tableware)
Candlesticks
Clergy
Dance
Military uniforms
British
Mirrors
Musical instruments
Pipes (Smoking)
Prostitutes
Sconces
Servants
Tables
Violins
Weddings
Subjects: Amputees
Bailiffs
Blacks
Bowls (Tableware)
Candlesticks
Clergy
Dance
Military uniforms > British
Mirrors
Musical instruments
Pipes (Smoking)
Prostitutes
Sconces
Servants
Tables
Violins
Weddings
England > 1747
England > London > 1747

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