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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/68 |
| Former Reference | D5459/3/69 |
| Title | A Bill of Fare for Bond Street Epicures |
| Date | 25 Oct 1808 |
| Description | Six 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. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Engraver: Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | Woodward del : Rowlandson
Pubd October 25 1808 by Thomas Tegg No 111 Cheapside |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 315 x 230 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 11144 |
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