IMAGE
Punch in Canterbury :What may come of the Masters and Servants Bill. Original question. "That a disobedient servant be imprisoned." Mr Punch's Amendment. "That a master, if he misconduct himself, shall be liable to hard labour." Punch in Canterbury, 19 August,1865
- Date
- 1865
- By
- Punch in Canterbury (Periodical)
- Reference
- A-315-967
- Description
In the first frame a master, who has just dismounted from a horse, hands a plate of food to a servant who cringes in leg-irons on the floor of a prison cell. In the second frame the master is seen taking a break from cracking rocks in a quarry in order to accept a piece of bread from the overseeer. In the background a man laughs as he reads a copy of the 'Voice of the People'. The master is probably John Cracroft Wilson who was criticised for his one-sided Masters and Servants Bill of 1865. He was MHR for Christchurch (1861--66), Coleridge (1866--70) and Heathcote (1872--75). He was known for his great interest in horses and livestock in general.
The cartoon was published in 'Punch in Canterbury' 19 August 1865.
Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).
Physical Description: A4 size bromide.
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 cartoon bromide(s), Works of art, Wood engravings, Cartoons (Commentary), A4 size bromide.
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