Plate 81 to 'eccentric excursions, or. Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance, character and country, in. . England & south wales'. Four elderly and bedizened women and four parsons sit at a long table playing cards. A fifth and younger parson stands behind, watching with amusement. An uncouth footman in livery (right) brings in a tray of jelly-glasses, &c. Curtains are drawn and candles lit. A round game between old maids, numerous in nottingham, and parsons. 18 march 1797
etching. Date: 1797. Dimensions: Height: 224 mm; Width: 277 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. A Nottingham card party (BM 1878,0112.168)
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