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Household supplies

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  • A mechanical housemaid constructed from pieces of household equipment. Engraving by G. Bickham the younger.

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    A mechanical housemaid constructed from pieces of household equipment. Engraving by G. Bickham the younger.

    Bickham, George, 1706?-1771. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 29705i
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    The parable of the lost coin: a woman lights a lamp and turns her house upside down in search of a lost coin. Engraving by G. Camerata, 175-, after D. Fetti.

    Fetti, Domenico, approximately 1589-1623. | Date: 1750-1759 | Reference: 2475534i
    Part of: Recueil d'estampes d'apres les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde
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    Nine specified and other unspecified products (injectors, floor polish, cod liver oil, vinegar, perfumes etc.): handbill. Colour lithograph.

    | Date: [1890?/1910] | Reference: 501146i
    Part of: Labels for pharmaceutical packaging. Colour lithographs.
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    The housekeeper's instructor; or, general receipt book, for the use of families.

    | Date: 1843
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    Household goods: product label. Colour lithograph.

    | Date: [1890?/1910] | Reference: 547815i
    Part of: Labels for pharmaceutical packaging. Colour lithographs.

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