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65/1
Title
Short Change,
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Print of a painting; 'Short Change' by James Collinson. Originally published by Baxter 1856. Bought from William Smith & Sons, Reading, in 1964.
Print of a painting entitled 'Short Change' by James Collinson. It was published by Le Blond in 1868, originally published by Baxter in 1856. The picture features a young boy and elder woman, it appears the boy has short-changed the woman. This print was bought from William Smith & Sons, Reading, in 1964.
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Print: paper
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form - ‘PRINT // Domestic-Furnishing- Picture // 65/1// Purchased // William Smith & Son, London St., Reading // Short Change – after J. Collinson // 6”x4¾”// Published by Baxter in 1856, but could be reprint by Le Blond in 1868 // Printed from 10 blocks and originally sold for 1s 6d // Purchased from Wm. Smith + Son, Reading, 1st October 1964, for 35s // Note that the margin has been trimmed so that the printers mark is missing. (Courtney Lewis cat. No. 269.)’
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