Handbill
1 July 1817 (dated)
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Handbill advertising a 'Black Tyger', to be seen at 62 Pall Mall, London, dated in pencil, Tuesday 1 July 1817.
According to the handbill, the animal was captured in 'the Mountains of Thibit'. It 'is of a colour never before seen in this Country, being black, and when placed in a powerful light, spots of a still darker hue are perceptible on the skin.... It may be said to partake of the Leopard species, of which naturalists have not yet discovered a nomenclature.'
According to the handbill, the animal was captured in 'the Mountains of Thibit'. It 'is of a colour never before seen in this Country, being black, and when placed in a powerful light, spots of a still darker hue are perceptible on the skin.... It may be said to partake of the Leopard species, of which naturalists have not yet discovered a nomenclature.'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Letterpress, with pencil annotation |
| Brief description | Handbill advertising a 'Black Tyger' (or Tiger), from Bengal, to be seen at 62 Pall Mall, London, dated in pencil, Tuesday 1 July 1817. |
| Physical description | Printed advertisement for a 'Black Tyger', to be seen at 62 Pall Mall, London, dated in pencil, Tuesday 1 July 1817. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Tuesday / July 1 / 1817' (Annotation in pencil, upper right hand corner) |
| Summary | Handbill advertising a 'Black Tyger', to be seen at 62 Pall Mall, London, dated in pencil, Tuesday 1 July 1817. According to the handbill, the animal was captured in 'the Mountains of Thibit'. It 'is of a colour never before seen in this Country, being black, and when placed in a powerful light, spots of a still darker hue are perceptible on the skin.... It may be said to partake of the Leopard species, of which naturalists have not yet discovered a nomenclature.' |
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| Accession number | S.1201-1982 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2012 |
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