Knavish pat a tale. [graphic]

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Title: Knavish pat a tale. [graphic]
Contributor: Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
Published / Created: [7 May 1804]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd May 7, 1804, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Abstract: "An Irishman sits beside a table, smoking, while a comely maidservant shows him two dishes of meat. His bundle is tied to a stick; a dog sits beside him. On the wall is a (framed) 'Game of the Goose': three concentric ovals divided into small sections with a goose in the middle."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls.
Eight lines of verse arranged in two columns below title: An Irish-man came late unto the Inn, and ask'd the maid what meat there was within ...
Plate numbered '346' in lower left corner.
Temporary local subject terms: Irishman -- Urn.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, Vol. XI.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 19.8 x 25 cm, on sheet 22.7 x 28.9 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1804
Etchings England London 1804
Engravings England London 1804
Material: etching and engraving with stipple ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Taverns (Inns)
Interiors
Ethnic stereotypes
Meat
Games
Dogs
Pipes (Smoking)
Subjects: Taverns (Inns)
Interiors
Ethnic stereotypes
Meat
Games
Dogs
Pipes (Smoking)
England > 1804
England > London > 1804

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