A burlesque on Mr. & Mrs. Clark, or, The flitch of bacon [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A burlesque on Mr. & Mrs. Clark, or, The flitch of bacon [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Flitch of bacon
- Contributor
- Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [1 April 1806]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd April 1, 1806 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
- Abstract
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"Heading to engraved verses: 'Sung by Mr Fawcett, at Covent Garden, in the Popular Farce of We Fly by Night.' In a bare farmhouse room a married couple in a truckle-bed quarrel violently. The man kneels on the bed, threatening his wife with his fists. An infant cries in a cradle, its forehead marked with an oblong patch. The moon shines through an uncurtained casement. Check curtains hang against the wall to screen the upturned bed in daytime. The verses relate that the pair agreed to apply for the (Dunmow) flitch of bacon, but quarrelled violently as to whether it should be fried or boiled. As a result 'all the little Clarks, Were mark'd with a rasher of bacon.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from item.
Place of publication follows publisher's street address.
From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls, plate numbered: 419.
Six numbered verses below title: The spruce Mr. Clark, Was a young Essex spark ...
One line of text above design: Sung by Mr. Fawcett, at Covent Garden, in the popular farce of We fly by night.
Printed not before 1814 based on watermark. - Provenance
- Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. xii.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 197 x 260 mm, on sheet 23 x 29 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 806.04.01.01
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1806
Etchings England London 1814
Watermarks (Paper) 1814 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subjects
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England > 1806
England > London > 1814
1814
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
- 8533083
- Object ID (OID)
- 15813872