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Cartoonist unknown :For better, or for worse. New Zealand Observer and Free Lance, Saturday, 14 May 1887 (page 8).
- Date
- 1887
- By
- New Zealand observer and free lance (Newspaper)
- Reference
- J-065-026
- Description
The allegorical figure of justice holds a rolled up copy of the divorce extension bill while a vicar gainsays her. In the foreground a man drags his wife by the arm. She holds their baby in the other.
Extended Title - Justice - I demand that this unhappy woman be released from her contract. Her husband is making a hideous mockery of her life. The church - No, my dear madam, they are husband and wife, and to part them would be unscriptural.' Divorce extension bill. Ticket of leave.
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Physical Description: A3 size photocopy of a wood engraving.
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- 1 photocopy/ies, Works of art, Photocopies, Cartoons (Commentary), A3 size photocopy of a wood engraving.
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New Zealand observer and free lance (Newspaper). Cartoonist unknown :For better, or for worse. New Zealand Observer and Free Lance, Saturday, 14 May 1887 (page 8).. Ref: J-065-026. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22826607More information can be found in our terms of use.