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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/3/32
Former ReferenceD5459/3/33
TitleRefinement of Language
Date[1 Oct 1812]
DescriptionSix scenes arranged in two rows, Each scene shows an occupation, but with a more 'refined' title.
Top row, from left to right:
A ragged match-seller is described as 'A Timber Merchant'.
A poultry seller is described as 'A Turkey merchant'. This title was actually used to describe a member of the Levant or Turkey Company.
A postboy, with his mailbag and bell, is described as 'A Man of Letters'.

Bottom row, from left to right:
A gravedigger, banking up the earth at the side of a grave is described as 'A Banker'.
A Jewish ragman, buying old clothes is described as 'A Merchant Taylor'.
A gardener, a spade in one hand, is described as 'Master of the Mint'.
Available on CD 165.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information171

Woodward Del : Rowlandson Sc

Date based on BM Sat 11969
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 379 x 250 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication NoteBM Sat 11969
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Refinement of Language

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