The story of Pussy's road to ruin. Coloured magic lantern slides.
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1899?]
- Reference:
- 755046i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Pussy is well brought up by her mother, dame Tabby, and is taught to spin and catch mice for her master. She is accosted by a grimalkin called master Tom who is a cad dressed in a pseudo-military manner. He leads Pussy into crime by teaching her to kill birds; first they kill a jackdaw and chickens, and then he cajoles her into stealing a mutton chop and sausages and killing a canary. Her master catches her and as a punishment imprisons her in a cellar behind a grill
Publication/Creation
[London?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1800 and 1899?]
Physical description
12 photographs : transparencies, coloured ; each 8.2 x 9 cm
Lettering
Title "Pussy's road to ruin" on accompanying sheet
Slide no. 6, view of kitchen, shows box of "Borwick's [baki]ng powder"
Notes
With accompanying lecture sheet
Reference
Wellcome Collection 755046i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
slides 1-12
Location Status Access Closed stores