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Object Type
Museum number: 1880,1113.5370
Title: Object: South East View of the Grotto now the Goldsmith's Arms in the Parish of St George Southwark; Series: Londina Illustrata
Description: View of the tavern, showing the front and side; two men stand by a sign outside tavern, a number of signs across front including "The Old Grott New Reviv'd"; on a small tablet originally fixed to the front of the building below image the inscription "Here Herbs did Grow / and Flowers sweet / But now tis call'd / Saint George's Street". 1825 Etching and engraving
Producer name: Print made by: William Maddocks; After: Robert Bremmel Schnebbelie; Published by: Robert Wilkinson
School/style
Production date: 1825
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; engraving
Dimensions: Height: 257 millimetres; Width: 324 millimetres (trimmed)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: For comment see 1880,1113.1254
Bibliographic references: Crace 1878 / A Catalogue of Maps, Plans and Views of London, Westminster and Southwark, collected and arranged by Frederick Crace (XXXV.36); Adams 1983 / London Illustrated 1604-1850: a survey and index of topographical books and their plates (131.158)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated places: Topographic representation of: London
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1880
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1880,1113.5370

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