Details

Ill

• Laroon, Marcellus, 1653-1702 [Browse]

Metal engraver

• Kirk, John [Browse]

Notes

• Illustrations after Marcellus Laroon are printed on bluish paper.
• Contents: A B Twenty a penny, fine fresh shell'd wallnuts; C D Old hats or Coats Suits or Cloaks; E F Fine Italian flowers for the hair, G H Buy a rabbet, or a couple of young Rabbets; I J New milk curds & whey; K L Buy a mat, a house mat or a door mat; M N Buy my salle a fine fresh gather'd sallet; O P Buy my cucumbers to pickle; Q R Nice Yorkshire Limon cakes, no more than a halfpenny a piece; S T Fine wood strawberrys, sixpence a pottle; U V Kitchstuff, maids have you any kitchen stuff; Y W Z X Chairs to mend, have you any old chairs to mend.
• Faint pencil signature (Henry _____ March?) on left side.
• Glass, which is pasted down with vellum paper, probably replaced in the 19th century.
• On comparison w/ 12683, entered 24 Mar 1992, it appears that the rough handles at foot of the spindles are added. Those to 12683 have the round wooden knobs, like those at the heads of these, at both ends.

Binding note

modern white linen case.

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