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Title: The modish patch, occasiond by the large patches worn by the ladies 1757
Author: Forrest, Theodosius
Attribution: T.F. (title page)
Date(s): 1757 (title)
Manuscript: Lt 64
Contents: Satirical comment on the fashion for wearing large patches on the face, as if to cover large sores placed there as punishment for women's unkind behaviour towards men
Title: Upon a patch't face
Author: Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Lord Fairfax
Attribution: F.
Date(s): 166- ?
Manuscript: Lt 105
Contents: On how virtuous women have no beauty spots
On a recent exposure of the shelly patches in the boulder-clay at Bridlington Quay
Lamplugh, G W (1859-1926); Jeffreys, J Gwyn
[1884]
From the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society for May 1884.
needlework samplers
Smith, Mary - Miss Smith's School, Woodhouse Hall'
19th Century
A board mounted with gathered cuff with button, buttonhole and embroidery. The piece demonstrates techniques including feather-stitching, patching and pleating. The initial 'M', most likely referring ...
The patch. An heroi-comical poem. (With advice to Chloe, how to make use of that beautiful ornament of the face.) In three cantos. To which is added, The Welch wedding. A poem. By a gentleman of Oxford
Hauksbee, Francis (1701-)
1724 [1723]
Dedication signed F. H. = Francis Hauksbee. The ornaments are those used by Henry Woodfall. Also issued as part of 'The altar of love', London, 1727. With a half-title.
mounted needlework and knitting samplers
Plows, Annie
19th Century
Five samples and needlework including one knitted sample with seam and a sampler fragment, featuring cross-stitch lettering which is repeated in a completed sampler by the same maker (ITC 2013.12). Th...
fragment
mid 16th-mid 17th Century
A brocatelle with a twill weave green and yellow selvedge. The design has a red silk warp and yellow silk and linen weft. Much of the yellow silk has worn away. There are signs of stitched and line...
Histoire de Charles Price, fameux escroc de Londres, connu sous différens noms. Traduite de l'Anglois sur la sixième éd
1787
English ed. also published as "Memoirs of a social monster".
Monarchy asserted, to be the best, most ancient and legall form of government, in a conference had at Whitehall, with Oliver late Lord Protector & a committee of Parliament: made good by the arguments of Oliver St. Iohn, Lord chief Justice. Lord chief Justice Glyn. Lord Comm. Whitlock. Lord Comm. Lisle. Lord Comm. Fines. Lord Broghall. Mr. of the Roles. Sr. Charles Wolseley. Sr. Richard Onslow. Colonel Iones. Members of that committee
Whitelocke, Sir Bulstrode (1605-1675); Fiennes, Nathaniel (1669)
1660
First edition. First leaf blank. Attributed to Bulstrode Whitlocke. Sometimes also attributed to Nathaniel Fiennes (NUC).