An account of the happy wedding, that took place at St. Augustine’s Church, yesterday morning, Nov. 28 ; between a man of colour, well known as a shoeblack, on the quay, and a servant girl, living at a public-house, in that neighbourhood; being the sable bridegroom's fifth wife!.

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Lewis Walpole Library > An account of the happy wedding, that took place at St. Augustine’s Church, yesterday morning, Nov. 28 ; between a man of colour, well known as a shoeblack, on the quay, and a servant girl, living at a public-house, in that neighbourhood; being the sable bridegroom's fifth wife!.

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Title: An account of the happy wedding, that took place at St. Augustine’s Church, yesterday morning, Nov. 28 ; between a man of colour, well known as a shoeblack, on the quay, and a servant girl, living at a public-house, in that neighbourhood; being the sable bridegroom's fifth wife!.
Contributor: Bonner, Hannah.
Published / Created: [approximately 1826]
Publication Place: Bristol and England Bristol
Publisher: H. Bonner, printer, No. 4, Narrow Wine-Street, Bristol
Description: Caption title.
An account of a marriage between a black man and a white servant in Bristol at the beginning of the 19th century. The handbill ostensibly supports the union but also perpetuates racial stereotypes and mocks the proceedings.
First line: There's no accounting for Love; -- when once the little God Cupid, shoots his arrow into a maiden's heart, it is all over! ...
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Provenance: Maggs Bros.; April 2023.
Extent: 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 37 x 17 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English