Sheet of vignettes illustrating the letter 'y': at centre, an acrobat forms a 'y' shape with his legs, while performing a headstand on the stump of a tree, which has the letter 'y' carved into it three times; clockwise, from the top: a wine glass, a signpost, a yacht, a caricature of a man smoking, the features of a face, a sign post and a fence, a wine glass. Lithograph. Date: between 1820 and 1870. Dimensions: Height: 242 mm (image); Width: 182 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.
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