Printed Ephemera — 1763-09-19
Charles Vere
Copper-engraved billhead with handwritten invoice issued by Charles Vere seller of chinaware located at the Indian King at the corner of Salisbury Court, Fleet Street. The billhead includes an engraving of the tradesman's sign of an Indian King being attended by servants, one of whom is holding a parasol above his head.
The Old Bailey records reveal several cases of shoplifting and theft from the business including the theft of china basin by Alice Burk in 1743 for which she received the punishment of transportation.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- Z1704/29
- Object name:
- Charles Vere
- Artist/Maker:
- Vere, Charles
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- Production date:
- 1763-09-19
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 151 mm, W 246 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- 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
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