BROTHER JOHN AND I

Date1805

After work by Bell

Publisher R. S. Kirby

Engraver Robert Scott (1771-1841)

OriginEngland, London

MediumStipple and line engraving on laid paper

DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 × 5 1/2in. (22.2 × 14cm)
Other (Plate): 7 1/2 × 5 1/8in. (7 1/2 × 5 1/8in.)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1994-162

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: ""BROTHER JOHN AND I"/ The polite Grocers of the Strand./ Bell Del.t/ Scott Sculp.t/ Published May 21 1805 by R.S. Kirby 11 London House Yard S.t Pauls."Label TextAaron and John Trip were tea grocers who had a shop in the Strand in London from at least the 1770s. The two brothers are shown carefully weighing their wares in scales at a counter. The selves behind them hold canisters labeled with the names of different kinds of tea. The Trim brothers were known for their customer service, earning them the title “The polite Grocers of the Strand.”ProvenanceBefore 1994, Bookpress, Ltd. (Williamsburg, VA); 1994-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).