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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/2/68
Former ReferenceD5459/3/69
TitleA Bill of Fare for Bond Street Epicures
Date25 Oct 1808
DescriptionSix female figures, arranged in two rows. Each one has the name of a dish written next to her. Top row, left to right:
'PIGS PETTITOES'. A plain woman with turned-in feet.
'SCRAG OF MUTTON'. Tall, scrawny, woman with a long thin neck.
'LEG OF LAMB.' Well-built young woman, holding a parasol and wearing a skirt which shows her leg nearly to the knee.
Bottom row. Left to right:
'POLONY'. A round woman with a snub nose.
'CODS-HEAD AND SHOULDERS'. A large woman with broad shoulders, short neck, and jutting jaw.
'LAMB CHOP AND MINT SAUCE.' A young and very pretty woman, wearing a low-cut dress.
Available on CD 163.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Engraver: Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationWoodward del : Rowlandson

Pubd October 25 1808 by Thomas Tegg No 111 Cheapside
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 315 x 230 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication NoteBM Sat 11144
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A Bill of Fare for Bond Street Epicures

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