Fashion — C. 1751
The Procession after Claiming the Gammon of Bacon ...
This handkerchief depicts an Essex folk custom, in which married couples who could prove that they had not argued for a year could claim an allowance of bacon from the monastery of Great Dunmow. The couple in the picture are shown being carried through the town in triumph.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 2015.15/3
- Object name:
- The Procession after Claiming the Gammon of Bacon ...
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- c. 1751
- Material:
cotton, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 670 mm, W 730 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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You are welcome to download and use this image for free under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.
Credit: London Museum
To licence this image for commercial use please contact the London Museum Picture Library
