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print
;
satirical print
;
title-page
;
pamphlet
Object Type
print
satirical print
title-page
pamphlet
Museum number
1978,U.638.12
Title
Object:
Mrs Toddles in a Fit
Description
An elderly lady in a shawl and bonnet, sitting, tken with a fit of nerves while the 'bit of a girl' attempts to force a glass of water on her mistress; one of thirteen illustrations to the 'National Omnibus', printed on the same sheet. Woodcut
Producer name
Print made by:
John Thompson
((?))
After:
George Cruikshank
School/style
British
Production date
1831-1833
Materials
paper
Technique
wood-engraving
letterpress
Dimensions
Height:
53 millimetres
(image)
Width:
58 millimetres
(image)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
There are related drawings in BM P&D.
Bibliographic references
BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(undescribed)
Reid 1871 / A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank
(4023)
Cohn 1924 / George Cruikshank, catalogue raisonné
(591)
Location
Not on display
Associated titles
Associated Title:
National Omnibus
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Eliza Cruikshank
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
George Cruikshank
Acquisition date
1891
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1978,U.638.12
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
1891,1116.179