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Procession of the Cod Company from St Giles's to Billingsgate, 18 September 1810

 Item — Box: LF100 Box 1
Reference code: LF100/37
Procession of the Cod Company from St Giles's to Billingsgate, 18 September 1810
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