Artist
John Thomson Scottish, 1837–1921
CultureBritish
Titles
- Mush-Fakers and Ginger-Beer Makers
- from the series Street Life in London
Date1876
PlaceLondon, England
MediumWoodburytype
DimensionsImage: 4 3/16 × 3 3/16 in. (10.6 × 8.1 cm)
Mount: 10 11/16 × 8 3/16 in. (27.1 × 20.8 cm)
Mount: 10 11/16 × 8 3/16 in. (27.1 × 20.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.729
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Ezra Mack, New York [n.d.]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in red below image, recto: "MUSH-FAKERS" AND GINGER-BEER MAKERS.
There is no evident signature.
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