Tarring and feathering - the reward of the enemies of Ireland / America invent. ; Hibernia fecit., British Cartoon Print
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Print shows three Irish(?) men and a woman (possibly representing Ireland) are about to tar and feather a man for refusing "to enter into a non-importation and non-consumption agreement." In the background are airing or drying racks for linen or wool and buildings associated with the textile industry in Ireland.
Illus. from: Walker's Hibernian magazine; or, Compendium of entertaining knowledge. Dublin : Printed by R. Gibson, [1784, p. 345]
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 6650
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 874.
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