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Progress of Science, 1869

Print
1870 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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?'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleProgress 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?'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.75in (Note: taken from 1923 accession register)
  • Width: 4.5in (Note: taken from 1923 accession register)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1923, London: Board of Education, 1925
Collection
Accession number
E.2861-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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