Procession of the Cod Company from St Giles's to Billingsgate, 18 September 1810
Scope and Contents
A hand-coloured print of seven fisherwomen carrying wicker baskets on their heads. Several of them are smoking clay pipes as they walk to the jetty to collect fish to sell at Billingsgate. On the left, a female stall holder watches the procession from behind a bench with fish on. In the background is a covered arcade with bustling figures on, some coming from the ships in the harbour. Inscribed in the plate: '11 / Pubd Sept 18th 1810 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside / Rowlandson Del / Price One Shilling coloured'. Description from Royal Collection Trust.
Dates
- Creation: 18 September 1810
Conditions Governing Access
Physical item available by appointment in our Reading Room
Extent
1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
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University of Sheffield
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