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Pollee-Wollee-Hama Galop

Lithograph
c.1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithographic print on paper for a Victorian musical title depicting multiple racist caricatures of East Asian people.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePollee-Wollee-Hama Galop (published title)
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, colour lithography
Brief description
Victorian musical title: 'Pollee-Wollee-Hama Galop'. Colour lithograph by Thomas Packer, British, c.1867
Physical description
Colour lithographic print on paper for a Victorian musical title depicting multiple racist caricatures of East Asian people.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13 3/8in (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1968)
  • Width: 9.5in (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1968)
Credit line
Acquired from John Hall Printshop, London in 1968
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1968
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.212-1968

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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