Progress of Science, 1869
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1870 (published)
1870 (published)
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Proof of a cartoon published in Punch's Almanack for 1870, Vol. LVIII. It depicts a scene in a hairdresser's: the hairdresser is proffering what looks like a hosepipe and asking his customer 'Shall I blow down your neck by machinery, sir?'.
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Title | Progress of Science, 1869 (published title) |
Materials and techniques | wood engraving |
Brief description | 'Progress of Science, 1869', cartoon published in Punch's Almanack for 1870, wood engraving, Charles Samuel Keene, 1870 |
Physical description | Proof of a cartoon published in Punch's Almanack for 1870, Vol. LVIII. It depicts a scene in a hairdresser's: the hairdresser is proffering what looks like a hosepipe and asking his customer 'Shall I blow down your neck by machinery, sir?'. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1923, London: Board of Education, 1925 |
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Accession number | E.2861-1923 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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