"John Bull stands full-face on the pavement outside a shop window, holding on his head a red cap (i.e., bonnet rouge) trimmed with fur of quasi-military, quasi-libertarian shape. He is the yokel with wrinkled gaiters ... with a tattered great-coat hel...
Alternative Title:
John Bull evading the hat tax
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. April 5th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, New Bond & St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Taxation, Taxation of articles of consumption, Law and legislation, John Bull (Symbolic character), Cats, Hats, Millinery, Slaughtering, Swords, Taxes, Show displays, and Window displays
Bartrum & George, hatters, hosiers, glovers, &c. sell the following articles ... and Bartrum and George, hatters, hosiers, glovers, &c. sell the following articles ...
Salter, T. F. (Thomas Frederick), active 1814-1826
Published / Created:
[between 1793 and 1843]
Call Number:
File 66 793 Sa176
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
text and still image
Abstract:
Trade card of Thomas Frederick Salter, a milliner who ran several shops in London during the late eighteenth century and first half of the nineteenth century. The shopfront of his longest-standing premises at 47 Charing Cross is depicted at the bottom...
Alternative Title:
Hat making
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
T.F. Salter
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Millinery, Stores & shops, Hat industry, Window displays, Workshops, and Hats
