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Tit-bit's

Title
Tit-bit's [graphic]. No. 1[-6].
Author
Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850
Publication
London : R. Ackermann, 1830.

Details

Additional Authors
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834.
Description
[6] prints : etching, hand-col.; 25 x 34 cm.
Summary
Animals in human costume and situations, illustrating the names of dishes and foodstuffs.
Alternative Title
Tit bits
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Puns (Visual works)
  • Etchings – Hand-colored – Great Britain – 19th century.
Note
  • Each print has etched caption title and imprint; each is comprised of five vignettes with etched legends.
  • Nos. 3 and 6 signed in medium: H.H. fect.
  • Nos. 1, 4, and 6 depict pipe-smoking creatures, no. 6 also a cigar-smoking one.
Call Number
Arents 98-383
OCLC
NYPG98-F964
Author
Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850, etcher.
Title
Tit-bit's [graphic]. No. 1[-6].
Imprint
London : R. Ackermann, 1830.
Local Note
Bound in 1 v. Binding: Modern red morocco, gilt; marbled paper lining papers. Prints separated by guard sheets. Binder's title: Tit bits.
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Added Author
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834.
Research Call Number
Arents 98-383
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