Costermonger Joe and the Flunkey 2 covers on one page

Date

Circa 1978

Code

CH/5/6/5/40

Extent

Single sheet of paper

Level

Item

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Black and white reproduction of two lithograpihc music covers by Alfred Concanen, on one sheet of papr. Reproduced circa 1978. Original production circa 1865-1875. First is titled at the top 'COSTERMONGER JOE'. Shows a confused looking man, dressed in a double-breasted jacket and cap, standing on a pavement, one arm touching his head and with a group of vegetables under his other arm. Next to him is a horse drawn cart, laden with vegetables. Second is titled at the top'THE FLUNKEY / OR, SHE LOVED A MAN WITH A MONKEY'. Shows a crowd, in 18th century dress, all in disarray, with one man fallen onto the ground and a woman swooning. A man is looking up at a monkey that is dressed in a coat and flying through the air above the crowd. Verso shows two other reproduced Victorian music covers.

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