print;
satirical print;
newspaper/periodical
- Museum number
- 1902,1011.10554
- Title
- Object: Domestic Economy
- Description
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Satire depicting Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg in a modest kitchen, Princess Beatrice to the left standing in plain dress and cap, rolling out dough, Prince Henry to the right, seated, wearing military uniform, peeling potatoes; a basket of vegetables on the floor; an open box with "£30,000" written on its side, the sum approved by Parliament to be spent on their wedding in 1885; with the caption: "Beatrice: 'Well, Harry, dear, this is Holy Matrimony!' Henry: 'No, Trixie, darling, not wholly a matter o' money.'"; illustration from "Illustrated Bits" (July 25, 1885)
Wood engraving
- Production date
- 1885
- Dimensions
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Height: 256 millimetres (border)
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Width: 437 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For another satire of Henry of Battenberg see 1902,1011.10555
Cataloguing supported by the Pilgrim Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Illustrated Bits
- Acquisition date
- 1902
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1902,1011.10554
