George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection
Print
1813 (published)
1813 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Print entitled 'Fairday or the Perishable Commodity'.
The perishable commodity being discussed here is the young woman's virginity. The "double entendre", a phrase with two meanings, one of them often indecent, was a mainstay of the caricaturist's art. The inscription in the bottom right hand corner shows that this print would have cost one shilling (five pence) when it was new.
The perishable commodity being discussed here is the young woman's virginity. The "double entendre", a phrase with two meanings, one of them often indecent, was a mainstay of the caricaturist's art. The inscription in the bottom right hand corner shows that this print would have cost one shilling (five pence) when it was new.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | hand coloured etching, ink and paint on paper |
| Brief description | Print entitled 'Fairday or the Perishable Commodity', 19th c. George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection. Hand coloured. |
| Physical description | Hand coloured etching entitled 'Fairday or the Perishable Commodity'. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the V&A in 2010. |
| Summary | Print entitled 'Fairday or the Perishable Commodity'. The perishable commodity being discussed here is the young woman's virginity. The "double entendre", a phrase with two meanings, one of them often indecent, was a mainstay of the caricaturist's art. The inscription in the bottom right hand corner shows that this print would have cost one shilling (five pence) when it was new. |
| Associated object | E.1117-1990 (Version) |
| Other number | Punch Medium Size File |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.945-2010 |
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| Record created | June 10, 2010 |
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