The GIN SHOP DISPLAYED.
Dateca. 1770
Publisher
Carington Bowles
(1724 - 1793)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 10 3/4" x OW: 16 1/4"; Plate H: 10" x W: 14"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1959-431
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "The GIN SHOP DISPLAYED./ What News? great News says Blab while Polly swills,/ The raptured Landlady her Liquor spills,/ The Match Boy artfully the Money steals,/ The Basket Woman great surprize reveals./ Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, N.o 69 S.t Pauls Church Yard, London"November 1776
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