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Published / Created:: [1780s?]
Call Number:: File 66 780 Al444
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: text
Alternative Title:: Facing Almack's. EO table, No. 81 Pall Mall, for gold and silver and Facing Almack's. Even Odd table, No. 81 Pall Mall, for gold and silver
Description:: Title from item.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: England and London.
Subject (Topic):: Roulette and Gambling
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Facing Allmack's. EO table, No. 81 Pall Mall, for gold and silver

Published / Created:: [not after 1806]
Call Number:: 806.00.00.56
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: The interior of a salon, with a game of faro degenerating into a brawl between two women, with one pulling the cap and wig off her opponent while exposing her breast. A male player uses the the distraction to scoop another player's coins into his hat....
Alternative Title:: Recent fracas at Mrs. Roundabout's faro bank
Description:: Title etched below image.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Name):: Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Subject (Topic):: Salons (Social spaces), Gambling, Card games, Fighting, Seduction, and Wigs
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Recent fracas at Mrs. Roundabout's pharo bank