Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1851
Shoeblack Society sketch
The London Shoeblack brigade was established in 1851 by John MacGregor and Lord Shaftesbury. It offered regular, better-paid, employment for children who made their living cleaning boots and shoes. In the evenings these children could attend lessons at the Ragged Schools. Members of the London Shoe-Black societies wore a uniform with a coloured jacket indicating the area in which they worked.
This drawing was made by John Macgregor and has an inscription that it was produced for the first Circular of the Ragged School Shoeblack Brigade.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 57.111/2
- Object name:
- Shoeblack Society sketch
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- Artist/Maker:
- MacGregor, John
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- Production date:
- 1851
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 180 mm, W 112 mm (paper)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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