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An Irish man is having a prescription made up in a pharmacy shop, he complains to the pharmacist about the small quantity of medicine he is being given. Wood engraving by C. Keane, 1874.
- Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.
- Date
- 1874
- Reference
- 13810i
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Credit: An Irish man is having a prescription made up in a pharmacy shop, he complains to the pharmacist about the small quantity of medicine he is being given. Wood engraving by C. Keane, 1874. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Bears caption: 'Paddy (he has brought a prescription to the chemist, who is carefully weighing a very minute portion of calomel). " Oi big yer pardon, sor, but y'are mighty nare wid that mid'cine! and" - (coaxingly) - "I may till 'ye - 'tis for a poor motherless child!!"
Publication/Creation
[London], 1874.
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving
Contributors
Lettering
Allopathy. CK.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 13810i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores