"An Irishman sits beside a table, smoking, while a comely maidservant shows him two dishes of meat. His bundle is tied to a stick; a dog sits beside him. On the wall is a (framed) 'Game of the Goose': three concentric ovals divided into small sections with a goose in the middle."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Eight lines of verse arranged in two columns below title: An Irish-man came late unto the Inn, and ask'd the maid what meat there was within ..., Plate numbered '346' in lower left corner., and Temporary local subject terms: Irishman -- Urn.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 7, 1804, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title from caption etched below image., Publication date from Carington Bowles's entry in Maxted, I. London book trades, 1775-1800., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Numbered in upper right corner: c. 6., Temporary local subject terms: Outdoor scenes: village -- Games: leap-frog -- Male dress: boys' dress -- Vauxhall Gardens: paintings in Vauxhall., and Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials L V G below.
Publisher:
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhil [sic], and Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Title from item., Text is also given in Hindi., Date derived from poster style., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Designed & Published by Central Health Education Bureau, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Government of India New Delhi and Printed by the Manager, Government of India Photo Litho Press, New Delhi
Subject (Topic):
Outdoor recreation for children, Games, Children, Seesaws, and Jump ropes
Title, date, and place of publication from item. and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. New York and Entered according to Act of Congress AD.1868, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York
Subject (Topic):
Child care, Games, Play, Knitting, Mothers, Children, Dolls, and Sewing equipment & supplies
William Pitt on the left and Charles Fox on the right play battledore and shuttlecock with the "India House" which is shown high in the air. A small figure of the King clings to the house's side. Pitt's battledore is inscribed, "royal confidence," Fox's, "majority." In the background, the "Mount of power" rises above flat landscape. On its summit stands the "Temple of fame," to which leads the "road of true patriotism, now untrode." A devil standing near the mount watches the game
Alternative Title:
Fluctuation of India stock
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. as [the] act directs Feby. 3, 1784 by B. Walwyn No.2 Pedlars Acre Westr. Bridge
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and East India Company.
Seated at a table before a fireplace, a fat woman with a mountainous headress faces an ugly man as they play a game of push-pin. On the right is a sofa, while on the wall behind them 2 portraits (male on left and female on right) hang in oval frames, and a scene depicting a dancing bear and two dancing couples hangs above the fireplace
Description:
Title from item., Signed in plate: R.S. [i.e. Richard Sneer] artist and J.L. [i.e. John Lockington?] engraver., and Inlaid to 27 x 37 cm.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Hairstyles, Couples, Games, Interiors, and Clothing & dress
