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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
4 - Unattributed prints and prints by other artists - 1789-c.1840
22 - [The Cottagers of Glenburnie] - September 1810
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/4/22/1
Former Reference
D5459/2/74
Title
The Scotch Cottage of Glenburnie
Date
[6 Sep 1810]
Description
A scene in a simple Scottish cottage. Two visitors stand by the fire, and the mistress of the cottage sweeps the floor, while her two daughters stand around. The female visitors asks:
"Mistress McLarty why do you not make your daughters assist you?"
Mrs McLarty replies:
"Indeed my Daughters can clean the House or Milk the Ky as weel as I can when they like, but its no often that they will be fashed."
Available on CD 166.
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
Teggs Caracatures No 33
Cruikshank del
Pubd by T Tegg 111 Cheapside
Date based on BM Sat 11651
The three visitors depicted are Mr. Stewart, Mrs Mason and Mary Mason. The cottage is described in chapter six of the book. The dialogue roughly follows the text.
Physical Description
Hand-coloured print. Size 416 x 270 mm.
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Publication Note
BM Sat 11651
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