Shoe black by Thomas Lord Busby (1820)

Hand-coloured print of a shoe black in a tall hat and apron, holding a shoe and brush beside a wicker basket of polish tins.

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A hand-coloured print shows a standing man in a tall hat, grey-green coat, white apron and yellow neckcloth, holding a shoe and a brush. A wicker basket at his feet holds brushes and polish tins. The caption below the figure reads "Shoe Black"; the print is credited to Thomas Lord Busby and dated 1820.

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1820

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Hand-coloured engraving of a young woman in a straw hat selling matches from a wicker basket, with patched skirt.