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Bitter Fare or Sweeps Regaling, 1812

 Item — Box: LF100 Box 1
Reference code: LF100/57
Bitter Fare or Sweeps Regaling, 1812
Bitter Fare or Sweeps Regaling, 1812

Scope and Contents

A hand-coloured print of a family of chimney sweeps sitting around a large open fire over which a pot simmers. The woman is bare-breasted (pencilled in) and holds a jug as a man also smoking a pipe stares at her. Four blackened children or 'climbing boys' lie and sit on the floor eating from bowls, the contents of which interests a white cat. Description from Royal Collection Trust.

Dates

  • Creation: 1812

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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