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Old John Tait, the Broom-Maker

Maker

(artist)
1742-1826

(publisher)

(printer)

Title

Old John Tait, the Broom-Maker

Date of Production

1877

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Height: 25.2 cm
Width: 18.1 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.4603.62

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords







Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower left, printed: I.KAY 1805

Inscription: Recto: lower centre, printed: AN EMINENT JUDGE / OF BROOM BESOMS !!! / Old JOHN TAIT the Besom maker who Travelled the Country / begging and Selling besoms till he arrived at the age of one hundred & ten years Died in Jan.y 1772 / Leaving YOUNG JOHN, and 27 other Descendants / From and Original Print by J.K.

Inscription: Recto: lower right, printed: 220

Stamp: Recto: lower right, stamped: WITT / LIBRARY

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