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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/23/6 |
| Former Reference | D5459/2/128 |
| Title | Borders for Rooms & Halls : No 11 |
| Date | 1 Jul 1799 |
| Description | Three strips arranged in rows. All figures are Lilliputian caricatures.
Row 1. 'A Lilliputian Ridotto'
Two men, one with a green beard disguised as a fishmonger.
A yokel, called Mr. Baconface, talks to a pretty woman,
A magician talks to a fat harlequin.
A plain woman being admired by a masked man, who describes her a "walking rush light".
Row 2.
The devil and a lawyer talk to a clergyman.
A woman with a shepherd's crook talks to a volunteer in uniform.
A real sailor talks to a man dressed up as a sailor.
Row 3.
Two tailors on horseback ride through a turnpike without paying.
A 'dismounted cavalry' ride on a cart pulled by tiny horses.
Available on CD 161. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | Woodward Delin : Rowlandson sculp
London Pub Jul 1 1799 at Ackermanns 101 Strand |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 495 x 345 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Related Material | See subseries D5459/2/23 for other printed borders |
| Term | Sailors |
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