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"Don't Kill Me Mammy!"

Poster
ca.1890 (published)
Artist/Maker
The Enquirer Job Printing Co., Cin., O (publisher)

The central image depicts three figures; a young woman who has fallen to the ground, an older woman who leans downwards her - threatening her with a stick, and a young man who attempts to restrain the attacker. A lake and mountains can be seen in the background.

Object details

Category
Posters
Object type
Poster
Title"Don't Kill Me Mammy!" (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Chromolithograph on paper
Paper
Brief description
"The Comedy Drama the New Fogg's Ferry - 'Don't Kill Me Mammy!'" chromolithograph.
Physical description
The central image depicts three figures; a young woman who has fallen to the ground, an older woman who leans downwards her - threatening her with a stick, and a young man who attempts to restrain the attacker. A lake and mountains can be seen in the background.
Dimensions
  • Image width: 47.9cm
  • Paper width: 53cm
  • Image height: 67.1cm
  • Paper height: 71.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '-The Comedy Drama-' (Printed in green block capitals across the upper margin of the poster)
  • 'The New Fogg's Ferry' (Printed in large, red block capitals across the top section of the poster)
  • 'By Chas. E. Callahan' (Printed in small, black block capitals beneath the main heading, right hand side of poster)
  • '"Don't Kill Me, Mammy!"' (Printed in black block capitals, across the bottom margin of the poster)
  • 'The / Enquirer / Job Printing Co. / Cin. O.' (Publishers insignia printed in cursive script, lower right corner of poster)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Other number
L.S. 179 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1159-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1023882/dont-kill-me-mammy-poster-the-enquirer-job/
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