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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/3/28
TitleReasonable Charges
Date[1809]
DescriptionTwo men at at a table, attended by a waiter. On the table are plated of food, wine and glasses. One man looks at the list of charges in horror, while the waiter explains:
"I'm sure Gentlemen on inspection you'll find the charges very reasonable, nothing can be cheaper, fifteen shillings the peas, Ducks one pound..."
The man looking at the prices replies:
"Ducks!! Why my good friend they are Guinea Fowls!". A man and woman look through the open door, smiling.
Extent2 prints
LevelSubSeries
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information230
Woodward Del

Published by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside

Date based on Walpole 809.0.31
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