<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>This ticket will admit a Lady to the Gallery at Guildhall, on Saturday, July 9th, 1814 [graphic] / C. Corbould sc., 37 Foster Lane, Cheapside, London</dc:title><dc:creator>Corbould, Charles, 1787-1825, printmaker</dc:creator><dc:date>[1814]</dc:date><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>"Admission ticket ... admitting one Lady to the gallery; decorated with standards, an eagle, olive and palm branches in clouds at top; below St George's Cross on shield flanked by two dragons, standing over sword and sceptre, with ships in background."--British Museum online catalogue</dc:description><dc:description>Title from item.</dc:description><dc:description>A ticket for one of the many celebrations held after the Treaty of Paris which marked the first defeat of Napoleon and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy.</dc:description><dc:description>Sheet trimmed within plate mark.</dc:description><dc:description>Beneath the engraved date of the event is a blank line for the Chairman's name, followed by the engraved text "Chairman." Additional instructions are engraved at bottom of plate: Admittance at the Comptrollers House (only) from twelve till three. NB. The Ladies are requested to keep possession of their tickets after the seal is taken off on admission, to be produced if required when seated.</dc:description><dc:description>Ticket signed by "Samuel Birch" as Chairman; numbered "No. 376" in upper left corner, and "Castle Baynard Ward" on the right, all in brown ink.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>