A woman stealing some sugar by emptying it into her pocket is discovered by a manservant of the household. Wood engraving by Swain & Co..

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A woman stealing some sugar by emptying it into her pocket is discovered by a manservant of the household. Wood engraving by Swain & Co.. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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An episode in Lovel the widower by William Makepeace Thackeray: Mrs Prior, the governess, steals the sherry, the sugar and the deserts in the presence of the butler-majordomo Richard Bedford

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 15.5 x 12 cm

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"Where the sugar goes". Swain & Co.

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Wellcome Collection 31998i

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