The political barbers, sewing up the mouth of the late Member for Westminister, Old Glory's favorite Hobby:

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Bibliographic Details
Summary:Letterpress broadside sheet [cropped at bottom of sheet] featuring a woodcut at top of sheet of a member of parliament [possibly Henry Hardinge, (1785-1856) who served as Chief Secretary of Ireland in 1830 and again in 1834-1835] seated but wriggling on a chair, wearing a dunce's hat on his head while having his lips sewn up by [at left] the Lord Chancellor and [at right] Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, (1764-1845) [who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from November 1830 to July 1834]. With references to Robert Peel, Daniel O'Connell and other contemporaneous politicians within the satirical verses printed at bottom half of sheet.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: [S.l. : s.n., n.d., ca. 183- ].
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Notes:This item is held in the Department of Ephemera.

Physical description: 1 sheet ; woodcut and letterpress printing, 37.1 x 28.1 cm..

Varying form of title: My hobby, oh!

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