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1. [Touch] [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [17th century]
- Call Number:
- Print00296
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- A peasant removing a plaster from his hand
- Description:
- Title from British Museum., Date derived from printmaker's life dates., Place of publication derived from printmaker's nationality., After Teniers., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Plasters.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Topic):
- Pain, Wounds and injuries, Peasants, Bandages, and Tobacco pipes
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [Touch] [graphic]
2. The five strange wonders of the world
- Published / Created:
- [between 1736 and 1763?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- Text begins: There are five strange wonders in the world. To hear a lawyer tell truth, to see a prodigal turn thrifty ..., In three columns with the title and four woodcuts above all columns; the columns are not separated by rules; the imprint is at the foot of the third column, below a single rule., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Printseller's announcement following imprint: Where may be had, the greatest choice of histories, old and new ballads, patters, &c. better printed than at any other place., Mounted on leaf 44. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
- Publisher:
- Printed and sold in Bow-Church-Yard, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Maxims, Horseback riding, Tobacco pipes, Dogs, Butcher shops, and Fans (Accessories)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The five strange wonders of the world
3. A song in praise of the leather bottle
- Published / Created:
- [between 1754 and 1783?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- "God above that made all things,". - In three columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are separated by ornamental rules., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., In three columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; imprint at the foot of the third, below a single rule; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments., Mounted on leaf 46. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
- Publisher:
- Printed and sold in Aldermary Church-yard, Bow Lane, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Drinking of alchoholic beverages, Tobacco pipes, Drinking vessels, Wine, Bottles, and Smoking
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A song in praise of the leather bottle
4. The female bruisers [graphic]
- Creator:
- Goldar, John, 1729-1795, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- as the act directs, 10th Octr. 1770.
- Call Number:
- Drawer 770.10.10.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., "Engraved after an original picture, in the possession of Thos. Browne Esqr."--Below title., and Temporary local subject terms: Watch -- Navy: sailors -- Paviour -- Signs: Union Fire Insurance Company -- Birds: cocks.
- Publisher:
- Published by Heny. Parker, No. 82 Cornhill, and Thos. Bradford, No. 132 Fleet Street
- Subject (Topic):
- Butchers, Chimney sweeps, Taverns (Inns), and Tobacco pipes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The female bruisers [graphic]
5. The jovial batchelor
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1775?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- Verse begins: "My friend I would have you take my advice,"., In three columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are separated by lines of ornamental type. Toward the foot of column two begins "The maiden's answer."., Date conjectured by cataloguer based on other editions of this work., Imprint below last column, separate by a single rule., In this edition, the illustration above the second column is of a man and a woman seated, bodies touching, with no tree. In another edition with an almost identical imprint (ESTC N70831), the illustration depicts a man and a woman standing, slightly apart, with a tree next to the man., Mounted on leaf 62. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
- Publisher:
- Sold at Sympson's printing-office, in Stonecutter-Street, Fleet-Market
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Man-woman relationships, Marriage, Bachelors, Single women, Men, Social life and customs, Eating & drinking, Driniking vessels, Tobacco pipes, and Women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The jovial batchelor
6. A new mode of digestion [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1776]
- Call Number:
- 776.00.00.07
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A fat man, his wig turned upside down, sleeps in his chair, with a punch bowl, bottle and glass on the table by his elbow. Balanced on his enormous stomach is a see-saw, weighted down at the right by a diminutive boy and with a tiny girl seated on the raised end. On the wall behind him is a partly visible picture of someone playing bowls. A dog sleeps on the floor beneath the man's chair
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on sheet 23 x 19 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. as the Act directs 23.1776 by J. Lockington, Shug Lane, Golden Square, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Seesaws, Wigs, Tobacco pipes, Bowls (Tableware), Tableware, Interiors, Tables, Obesity, Eating & drinking, Sleeping, Furniture, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A new mode of digestion [graphic]
7. The English & American discovery Brother, brother we are both in the wrong. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [5 November 1778]
- Call Number:
- 778.11.05.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Oval design depicts an Englishman in tricorne on left and American with broad-brimmed flat hat on right seated at a round table smoking pipes. On the table near the Englishman is the London Gazette and Morning Post, while near the American a paper marked Boston Nov. 4 78. A shaft of light illuminates the table, while a picture on the wall behind shows a handshake
- Alternative Title:
- English and American discovery
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram., and Numbered "81" in upper right of plate.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Nov. 5 1778 by MDarly
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States
- Subject (Topic):
- History, Furniture, Smoking, Hats, Tobacco pipes, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The English & American discovery Brother, brother we are both in the wrong. [graphic]
8. Sr. Samuel House [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1780?]
- Call Number:
- 780.09.18.02.1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A stout publican (Samuel House) holding a tankard with initials SH in his right hand and a pipe in his left is standing in front of his house. He wears waistcoat with sleeves, without a coat and wig; his breeches are unbuttoned at the knees. Behind him is a large barrel on which is written "Fox for Ever Huzza." A man smoking a pipe is seated below the window in which sit two other men, one with a pipe. Another man is vomiting out the second window
- Alternative Title:
- Sir Samuel House
- Description:
- Title from item., Trimmed within plate mark at the bottom with loss of imprint., First state, with printmaker's name on plate., Date of publication from nos. 5696 and 5697 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, volume 5., and Sheet trimmed.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and Westminster
- Subject (Name):
- House, Samuel, -1785. and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Political elections, Drinking vessels, Tobacco pipes, Barrels, Birdcages, Vomiting, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Sr. Samuel House [graphic]
9. Wholesome food for the ministers [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.04.00.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The figure of Time, with his scythe, hovers in the air between the kneeling figures of Pitt on the left and Fox on the right. Through two pipes inscribed, "Court favor" and "popularity," he blows bubbles that Pitt catches in his mouth. Fox, his hands raised in supplication, begs Time for the same favor. His plea is supported by the Duchess of Devonshire who stands behind him. In the background, a radiating temple on a rock behind Pitt is inscribed, "St. Jameses." Behind Fox, a lighthouse with a flare hanging from its top is signed, "House of Commons." Between the two, on the other side of a river, is a ruined ancient city, a reference to Rome
- Description:
- Title from item. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Pub'd by [...]
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, England, and Westminster
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806., and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Political elections, Scythes, Temples, Ruins, Lighthouses, Tobacco pipes, Scissors & shears, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Wholesome food for the ministers [graphic]
