About this object
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ID:
2001.69/61
Production date:
c. 1850-1859
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Location:
In Store
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Songsheet cover for 'The lamentation of Old Father Thames' written & sung by Mr Hudson & Mr Taylor at public dinners. The cover is printed with a black & white illustration by William Heath showing Old Father Thames arising from a polluted River stating 'Here's a mess I am in'. The bearded figure is surrounded by captioned images of a putrefied Thames as a common sewer and diseased 'white bait looking black' and 'ghosts of departed flounders'.
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Measurements
H 325 mm; W 233 mm (overall)
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Materials
paper
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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