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1.
More miseries, or, The bottom of Mr. Figg's old whiskey broke through [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1807?]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Inscription in the upper right. corner: 'A Serio Comic Scene that befel the Grocers Wife at Norwich Or Mrs Figgs bottom exposed owing to the bottom of Mr Figgs Whiskey breaking through.' The two-wheeled gig has stopped at the door of an old-fashioned...
Alternative Title:
Bottom of Mr. Figg's old whiskey broke through
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Accidents, Carriages & coaches, City & town life, Dogs, Grocers, Spectators, Spouses, Stores & shops, and Window displays
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > More miseries, or, The bottom of Mr. Figg's old whiskey broke through [graphic].

2.
[Mr. Alexander Thomson and Miss Crawford] [graphic]

Creator:
Kay, John, 1742-1826, printmaker
Published / Created:
1784 [i.e. not before 1837]
Call Number:
837.00.00.32 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Alexander Thomson, a grocer, and Miss Crawford depicted walking toward the right at full length, her face obscured by a huge hat
Alternative Title:
Mr. James Thomson grocer, following Miss Crawford
Description:
Title from unverified card catalog.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland and Edinburgh.
Subject (Name):
Thomson, Alexander, active 1784.
Subject (Topic):
Couples and Grocers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Mr. Alexander Thomson and Miss Crawford] [graphic]

3.
R. Green, cheesemonger and grocer, No. 2, Clipston-Street, Portland Place : families supplied with

Creator:
Green, R.
Published / Created:
[ca. 1800?]
Call Number:
File 66 800 G798
Image Count:
1
Description:
Letterpress trade card framed within a decorative oval border.
Publisher:
Craft, printer, Wells-Street, Oxford-Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Grocers and Cheese shops
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > R. Green, cheesemonger and grocer, No. 2, Clipston-Street, Portland Place : families supplied with wood, sand and charcoal, &c.

4.
"Brother John and I" the polite grocers of the Strand / [graphic]

Published / Created:
[21 May 1805]
Call Number:
805.05.21.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two men at a shop counter in a tea and coffee retail shop using scales to measure out coffee beans
Alternative Title:
Polite grocers of the Strand
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published May 21, 1805, by R.S. Kirby, 11 London House Yard, St. Pauls
Subject (Geographic):
Strand, The (London, England), England, London, and The Strand.
Subject (Name):
Twining, Richard, 1749-1824., Twining, John, 1760-1827., Trim, Aaron, active 1793-1807., and Trim, John, active 1793-1807.
Subject (Topic):
Coffee industry, Tea trade, Grocers, Stores, Retail, Brothers, brothers, Scales, Coffee, Tea, and Counters
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > "Brother John and I" the polite grocers of the Strand / [graphic]

5.
Family grocery warehouse. T. Dawbarn, 59, Aldermanbury, facing the Axe Inn [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1816?]
Call Number:
File 66 816 F198
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Abstract:
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 baske...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
T. Dawbarn
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Grocers, Ethnic stereotypes, Pagodas, Rivers, and Ships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Family grocery warehouse. T. Dawbarn, 59, Aldermanbury, facing the Axe Inn [graphic]

7.
Peter Fig, the little grocer, commonly call'd Count Fig [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1789?]
Call Number:
789.00.00.76
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An grocer stands in the center of his shop, legs astride and hands in his pockets. His hair is fashionably dressed and wears a ruffled collar along with an apron. Behind him on the floor is a barrel of sugar and on the shelves canisters of various te...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Grocers and Grocery stores
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Peter Fig, the little grocer, commonly call'd Count Fig [graphic].

8.
Rationing means a fair share for all of us [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1943]
Call Number:
Poster0662
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A cartoon with two scenes. First, an older woman leaves the grocery store with a case of cans of food, while a second woman gestures at the upset grocer. The shelves behind him are almost empty. In the second scene, the smiling grocer hands each a can...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Office of Price Administration, Washington, D. C. and U.S. Government Printing Office
Subject (Geographic):
United States.
Subject (Topic):
Rationing, World War, 1939-1945, Food supply, Ration books, Grocery stores, Grocers, and Shopping
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Rationing means a fair share for all of us [graphic].