"Dr. Lenetive, of "The Prize", finely dressed and seated on a chair, a table overturning to his right, waving his wig and a prize ticket in his hands; a lottery puff or handbill."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
New Year's Lottery begins 21st this month (Jan.), 2 of 20,000 guineas, and 40 other capitals
Description:
Title from heading to second paragraph of letterpress text, printed beneath double line., Text directly beneath woodcut: New Year's Lottery begins 21st this month (Jan.), 2 of 20,000 guineas, and 40 other capitals. All sterling money - no stock prizes. Tickets and shares are selling by the contractor, T. Bish, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-Cross., Attribution to George Cruikshank and approximate date of publication from description of a similar handbill in the British Museum, which uses the same woodcut with slightly different text; cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1862,1217.149., Handbill with woodcut illustration at top and eighteen lines of letterpress text below., Quoted text beneath title begins: "My ticket, no. 2, 5, 3, 8, drawn this day a prize of ten thousand pounds! ..., Cf. Cohn, A.M. George Cruikshank: a catalogue raisonné, 1442., and Cf. Reid, G.W. A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank, 2825.
Title from item., Dated in lower left: Nov. 17, 1817., Single sheet handbill, printed within mourning border, announcing of the postponement of the national lottery due to the death of Princess Charlotte., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817.
Caption title., Includes a printed list of paints and oils, as well as other chandlery goods including preserved goods and other supplies of use on board ships., Inscribed "No. 6 Painters Bill. The Marchoness of Ada[?] Capt Ogilvie. 1765." in ink on recto, over the printed list of paints. The verso lists the paints supplied to "Jno. Clarke Esq. For the Brig Marchoness ordered [by] Capt Hugolvie. ... [between] May 22 1765 [and] June 11 1765." The bill was paid in full August 30, 1765, and signed by James Ogilvie and Thomas Hewerdine., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Thomas Hewerdine
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Advertising, Paint, Paint industry and trade, and Painters (Tradespeople)