Excise a-la-mode, or, Sawney's oeconomy : a new song to the tune of The old woman of Grimstone
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11020840
Description
- Title
- Excise a-la-mode, or, Sawney's oeconomy : a new song to the tune of The old woman of Grimstone
- Alternative Title
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Sawney's oeconomy
Sawney's economy - Contributor
- Burd, J, active 1760-1763, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [1763]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Burd, in the Temple Exchange Passage, Fleet Street, and sold by all printsellers, &c. in London and Westminster
- Abstract
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"A broadside satirising Lord Bute, his Cider Excise scheme, and the Peace Treaty of Paris (1762); with an etching showing a podium with King George III seated on a throne, in front of him a group of men (aldermen) delivering a petition; on the right Lord Bute, dressed in tartan; with engraved speech bubbles and inscriptions, and with letterpress title and verses in one column."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Caption title from song in letterpress printed below the plate.
Above title: To the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of London; To the glorious Opposition; and to the authors of the North Briton, this piece is humbly inscribed.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark at top.
Eight stanzas of song below title: All the friends of the land, who corruption withstand, the Muse patriotic must prize ...
"(Price six-pence)."
Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Where may be had the Tyburn Interview.
Watermark: Strasburg lily.
Mounted to 41 x 28 cm. - Provenance
- Alfred Bowditch Collection; December1966;
- Extent
- 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : 40 x 21 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 763.03.28.01.1+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Songs
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Satires (Visual works) England 1763
Etchings England London 1763
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- 1 etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London. - Subject (Name)
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 - Subject (Topic)
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Treaty of Paris
Taxes
City council members - Subjects
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Taxes
City council members > England > London
18th century
England > 1763
England > London > 1763
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8469721
- Object ID (OID)
- 11020840
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