A collection of four Frost fair keepsakes in letterpress printed at the 1814 Frost Fair held on the River Thames, London, when it froze over in February 1814. Two of the pieces include poems on the subject of the frozen ice and Also with one engraved sheet of green paper printed with two small engraved plates; on the top, a circular image showing the coat of arms of England surrounded by flags and emblems of military and navel strength, and below, "The Lord's Prayer. Printed on the Thames, during the Frost, Feby. 5th 1814" with the text in very small font engraved within a star
Description:
Collection title devised by cataloger. and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., Thames River., and Thames River (England)
Subject (Topic):
Fairs, Freezes (Meteorology), Environmental conditions, Coats of arms, National emblems, and British
Title from item., Small printed souvenir from the Frost Fair, held on the River Thames when it froze over in January 1740., Mounted on brown paper below a portrait of Admiral Haddock., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Edward Short
Subject (Geographic):
England, London, Thames River., and Thames River (England)
Subject (Topic):
Fairs, Freezes (Meteorology), and Environmental conditions
Noble art and mystery of printing was first invented by John Guttenburg a soldier in the year of our Lord 1440, and brought into England by John Islip, an abbot of Westminster, in the year 1447
Description:
Title from dealer's invoice; remainder of title from item. and For further information, consult library staff.
