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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/3/34 |
| Title | Cracking a Joke |
| Date | [1813] |
| Description | Two men sit either side of a table on which are glasses, a pipe and a jug of 'Stingo'. The man on the right has an insect crawling across his head. He says:
"What's that you say Neighbour? You see a creeper on my forehead! Come - Come - you joke."
His companion replies:
"I tell you what my good Friend - if you have any more such Jokes I would advise you to crack them as soon as possible". |
| Level | SubSeries |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | 296
Woodward Delin : Rowlandson Scul
Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside
Date based on BM Sat 12154 |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 12154 |