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Police constable, boy with a toy hoop, and woman wearing a crinoline ; Boys watching a woman in a wide skirt attempt to enter a narrow coach

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Costume -- Cartoons -- 1800s

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Police constable, boy with a toy hoop, and woman wearing a crinoline ; Boys watching a woman in a wide skirt attempt to enter a narrow coach

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Title
Police constable, boy with a toy hoop, and woman wearing a crinoline ; Boys watching a woman in a wide skirt attempt to enter a narrow coach
Names
Leech, John, 1817-1864 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Costume -- Cartoons -- 1800s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1854 - 1869
Topics
Children -- Clothing & dress -- 1800-1899
Women -- Clothing & dress -- 1800-1899
Clothing & dress -- 1800-1899
Men -- Clothing & dress -- 1800-1899
Crinolines -- 1800-1899
Carriages & coaches -- 1800-1899
Boys -- 1800-1899
Toys -- 1800-1899
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Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Police constable (to boy). 'Now then, off with that hoop! Or I'll precious soon help you!' Lady (who imagines the observation is addressed to her). 'What a monster!' Lifts up the crinoline and hurries off." "Impudent boy. 'I say, Bill! Come and see the conjuring -- here's this here gal a goin' to squeeze herself into that there broom!' "
Source note: Pictures of life character by John Leech : from the collection of Punch. Bradbury Evans, 1854-1869) Leech, John (1817-1864), Author.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 27 x 19 cm. (10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17122661
Barcode: 33333159262431
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ccaf6ba0-c549-012f-087e-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1817: Creator Born
  • 1854: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1864: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. "Police constable, boy with a toy hoop, and woman wearing a crinoline ; Boys watching a woman in a wide skirt attempt to enter a narrow coach" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854 - 1869. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fc5a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "Police constable, boy with a toy hoop, and woman wearing a crinoline ; Boys watching a woman in a wide skirt attempt to enter a narrow coach" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fc5a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1854 - 1869). Police constable, boy with a toy hoop, and woman wearing a crinoline ; Boys watching a woman in a wide skirt attempt to enter a narrow coach Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fc5a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fc5a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Police constable, boy with a toy hoop, and woman wearing a crinoline ; Boys watching a woman in a wide skirt attempt to enter a narrow coach, (1854 - 1869) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 24, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Police constable, boy with a toy hoop, and woman wearing a crinoline ; Boys watching a woman in a wide skirt attempt to enter a narrow coach