"Scene inside the pass-room of Bridewell Prison, the room used for miserable women; beds constructed from piles of hay with wooden planks lining room, many women poorly clothed lie in beds, some with young children."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 92., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 12., and 1 print : aquatint and etching, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.5 x 28.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Great Britain., England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Bridewell Royal Hospital.
Subject (Topic):
Hospitals, Prisons, Workhouses, Poverty, Interiors, Charitable organizations, Poor persons, and Children
"Scene inside the pass-room of Bridewell Prison, the room used for miserable women; beds constructed from piles of hay with wooden planks lining room, many women poorly clothed lie in beds, some with young children."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 92., and Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 12.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Great Britain., England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Bridewell Royal Hospital.
Subject (Topic):
Hospitals, Prisons, Workhouses, Poverty, Interiors, Charitable organizations, Poor persons, and Children
Title and date from item., In margin upper right: Plate 96., From: William Combs, The Microcosm of London, 3 vols., London: R. Ackermann, 1808-1810., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Pub. Decr. 1st, 1809. at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Almshouses, Workhouses, Poor persons, Sewing, Textiles, and Needlework
