A collection of four Frost fair keepsakes in letterpress printed at the 1814 Frost Fair held on the River Thames, London, when it froze over in February 1814. Two of the pieces include poems on the subject of the frozen ice
Description:
Collection title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., Thames River., and Thames River (England)
Subject (Topic):
Fairs, Freezes (Meteorology), Environmental conditions, Coats of arms, National emblems, and British
""View on the Thames during the 1814 Frost Fair; tents erected on the ice; people making merry in tents around fire or on the ice outside; street traders selling goods at fair; a man playing skittle in foreground, figures slipping or falling through c...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by T. Batchelar, 14 Hackney Road Crescent
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, London., and London
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Fairs, Manners and customs, Woodcuts, Cityscapes, Tents, Street vendors, and Winter
Noble art and mystery of printing was first invented by John Guttenburg a soldier in the year of our Lord 1440, and brought into England by John Islip, an abbot of Westminster, in the year 1447
Description:
Title from dealer's invoice; remainder of title from item.
