Principal tea pots to the Celestial Court [graphic].
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10971733
Description
- Title
- Principal tea pots to the Celestial Court [graphic].
- Contributor
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Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883, artist.
Kohler, W., printer. - Published / Created
- [1843?]
- Publication Place
- [London] : Printed by W. Kohler
- Abstract
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Round-faced Chinese men depicted in traditional hats, shoes and pants but bodies in the shape of round, ornately painted Chinese teapots stagger to the left, some holding sticks. Young boys with tea cups and saucers on their heads struggle behind them, two having tripped and fallen
- Description
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Title etched below images.
Attributed to Richard Doyle.
Plate numbered '19' in upper right corner from: The brother to the moon's viist to the court of Queen Vic.
Series forms a companion work to The christening of Prince Taffy. Cf. Verso of cover which also lists other "Clever humorous works by Messrs. Fores."
Image on verso: Opium chewers and smokers, the cap's wot caused all the shindy. No. 20 in the series. - Provenance
- Leverhulme-Auchincloss, v. xxiv.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 12.8 x 22.5 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 843.00.00.27
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1843
Lithographs England London 1843 - Material
- lithograph ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Chinese
Clothing and dress
Teapots - Subjects
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England > 1843
England > London > 1843
Chinese > Clothing and dress
Teapots
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8459221
- Object ID (OID)
- 10971733