OLD HARRY looking out for a WARM BIRTH or a PEEP in to the OVEN!!!
DateOctober 18, 1827
Publisher
McLean
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white etching with aquatint and period hand color
DimensionsOH: 14 1/4" x OW: 10"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-195
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "OLD HARRY looking out for a WARM BIRTH or a PEEP/ in to the OVEN!!!/ Vide morning Herald Thursday Oct. 18.th 1827./ Esq.r Del/ Pub by McLean 26 Haymarket London"ProvenanceBefore 1960, H. Dunscombe Colt [1901-1973] (New York, NY); before 1960, purchased by the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1960-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
