General Information

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

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General Description

PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

40.3 cm

Width

27.5 cm

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Lexicon

Group

Non-motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Cycles & cycling

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

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Country

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State/Province

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City

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Context

Country

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State/Province

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Period

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Canada

REFLECTS THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE & THE POPULARITY OF CYCLING IN CANADA & INTERNATIONALLY/ ALSO IS A PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION

Function

DECORATIVE & SATIRICAL

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

CAPTION 'NEW READING-or-SHAKESPEARE IMPROVED. Humbly Dedicated to the Keen Critic of Drury Lane, by a poor Author'/ CAPTIONS WITHIN PICTURE 'Methins [SIC] there be six Richmonds in the field; five has I kill'd to day instead of him; [3 EXCLAMATION MARKS]/ A Hobby [EXCLAMATION MARK] A Hobby my Kingdom for A Hobby [3 EXCLAMATION MARKS] & 'Here my Liege[EXCLAMATION] Here's a/ swift Hobby will convey you/ from the field as fast as your legs/ will permit you [2 EXCLAMATION MARKS]'/ AT BOTTOM OF PICTURE 'Pubd. by Thos. Tegg No. 111 Cheapside London.'

Missing

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Finish

CREAM COLOUR BORDER, VIVIDLY COLOURED PICTURE/ OVER UPPER HALF OF ITEM IS SPEIA COLOURED IMAGE, APPARENTLY TRANSFERRED FROM PART OF ANOTHER PRINT

Decoration

PICTURE OF A MAN IN ROYAL DRESS HOLDING A SWORD & A MAN DRESSED AS SOLDIER HOLDING A HOBBYHORSE/ IN BACKGROUND IS BATTLEFIELD SCENE - MANY HOBBYHORSES LYING ON GROUND