Trade card for the Dawbarn family grocery warehouse, situated in Aldermanbury, London. It shows a man wearing typical Chinese dress, sitting on boxes on the banks of a river. Behind him looms a large pagoda, and to his right a box, an urn, and a basket overflowing with goods
Description:
Title from item., Date entry in Kent's original London directory, 1816 edition., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
T. Dawbarn
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Grocers, Ethnic stereotypes, Pagodas, Rivers, and Ships
Caption title., Date based on publisher John Pitts's street address. See: Todd, W.B. Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London & vicinity, 1800-1840, page 151., In one column with a woodcut above the title., A slip song., In verse., Woodcut of a star above title., First lines: Mournful sad affectiug [sic] story, of the Princess fair and young ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by J. Pitts, 14 Great Andrew Street, Seven Dials
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817
Title from item., Quarto handbill, illustrated with a coat of arms at top; all within a thick mourning border., "Westminster Cloth Mart, No. 7, Tothill Street. The impression being general, in all cases of public mourning, that an advance of price takes place on all articles for which the demand is increased, W.P. and E. Dudden inform the public, that they have lately purchased the entire stock of cloths and cassimeres of a reputed manufacturer in the west of England, who is retiring from that business; consisting of Second, Saxon, and Superlative black cloths and cassimeres; in consequence of which, their present stock of black goods ... instead of being advanced in price, will be offered considerably under the regular prices.", and Laid on to recent green card. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Balne, printer, Gracechurch Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817
Caption title., First lines: What horrid deeds from gaming, take place now every day, the human mind inflaming, 'tis sure to lead astray ..., Entirely in verse; text printed in five columns confined to lower half of sheet. The six woodcut illustrations include two portraits of the accused with mention of their punishments ("John Thurtell, guilty, death"; "Joseph Hunt for transporta[t]ion"); three views of areas associated with the crime ("A view of Gill's Hill Lane"; "View of Probert's cottage and pond"; "The pond where the body was found"); and an uncaptioned depiction of the public execution of Thurtell in front of a crowd of onlookers and hawkers., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Pitts printer, wholesale toy and marble warehouse, 6, Great St. Andrew Street, 7 Dials
Subject (Geographic):
England and Hertfordshire.
Subject (Name):
Weare, William, -1823., Thurtell, John, 1794-1824., Hunt, Joseph, active 19th century., and Probert, William, -1825.
Caption title., Date based on publisher John Pitts's street address. See: Todd, W.B. Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London & vicinity, 1800-1840, page 151., In one column with a woodcut above the title., A slip song., In verse., First line: I canna like you gentle Sir ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by J. Pitts, 14, Great St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials
publish'd according to Act of Parliament Sept 29, 1750.
Call Number:
750.09.29.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Abstract:
"A broadside on the trial of the robber James Maclaine; with an etching showing the interior of a court room, the judges seated on the left, Maclaine standing on the right, in the middle background a lady standing, giving evidence in his favour; and with engraved title and letterpress text giving an account of the trial in three columns."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title and imprint from engraved text below image at top of sheet., Among Maclaine's other crimes is the robbing of the Salisbury Coach at Turnham Green on 26 June 1750, when he was disguised using a Venetian mask. In 1749 he robbed a coach in which Horace Walpole was a passenger; he took Walpole's watch in this incident which is mentioned in the final paragraph., and Watermark in center of sheet: Fleur-de lis.
Publisher:
Printed for T. Fox in the Old Baily
Subject (Geographic):
England., England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Maclaine, James, 1724-1750, and Maclaine, James, 1724-1750
Subject (Topic):
Brigands and robbers, Trials (Robbery), Courtrooms, Criminals, Judicial proceedings, and Broadsides
Caption title., Date based on publisher John Pitts's street address. See: Todd, W.B. Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London & vicinity, 1800-1840, page 151., In one column with a woodcut above the title., A slip song., In verse., First line: As through the groves young Johnny did pass ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by J. Pitts, No. 14, Great St. Andrew Street, 7 Dials
A trade card advertising the services provided by the printseller and picture restorer Robert Hulton, whose shop was at on the corner of Pall Mall facing the Haymarket. A medley print with text in image on the left "Paintings, prints & Indian picktures [sic] carfully [sic] clean'd. mended and lined" and on the right "The following particulars made & sold very cheap by Rt. Hulton at the corner of Pallmall facing [the] Hay-markett, St. James's, London
Alternative Title:
Maps and prints sold and framed for parlors, staircases and closets at reasonable rates
Description:
Title from engraved text below image in two columns. Text continues in one column below: Carved and gilt frames, Ebony frames with gilt edges, black peartree frames with gilt edges for paintings & prints made after the newest faishions [sic]., Date from annotations on impression at the Lewis Walpole Library., and On verso is a manuscript bill from Robert Hulton to "Honble. Mr. Henson", dated October 1743. For further information, consult library staff.
Caption title., Date based on publisher J. Jennings's activity dates. See: Todd, W.B. Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London & vicinity, 1800-1840, page 107., In one column with a woodcut above the title., A slip song., In verse., First line: In Ireland so frisky, with sweet girls and whisky ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by J. Jennings, No. 15, Water-lane, Fleet-street