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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/4/44 |
| Former Reference | D5459/2/44 |
| Title | Finding of Arms, or a Midnight Domiciliary Visit to the Boarding School |
| Date | [Dec 1819] |
| Description | A constable holding a search warrant enters the dormitory of a boarding school for young women. He is attacked by three teachers, one of whom is French. In the background pupils repeal the invasion of the constables. One empties her chamber pot onto one of the men, another beats a constable who has found a copy of Ovid's 'Art of Love' in her trunk.
Available on CD 167. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Williams |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | 169
No 111 Cheapside
Date based on BM Sat 13291
Dialogue in image not transcribed.
The scene refers to the Search for Arms Act, brought in in December 1819. There was opposition to the possibility of searches at night. |
| Privacy Notice | Data Subjects in Archives Privacy Notice |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 420 x 270 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 13291 |
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