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BOOK ILLUSTRATION

Workroom, on the silent system, at the House of Correction, Tothill Fields

About this object

  • ID:

    LIB10086(48)

  • Production date:

    1862

  • Location:

    In Store

  • Book illustration of the 'Workroom, on the silent system, at the House of Correction, Tothill Fields' from page 279 of 'The criminal prisons of London and scenes of prison life' by Henry Mayhew and John Binny. The authors are critical of both pointless work, such as the treadmill, and the silent system which they see as a form of "refined tyranny".

  • Measurements

    W 240 mm; H 153 mm

  • Materials

    paper

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-14

FURTHER INFORMATION

  • NUMBER OF ITEMS

    1

  • STATUS

    permanent collection

  • COPYRIGHT HOLDER

    digital image copyright Museum of London

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