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Strike while the iron's hot (or The consequence of not answering a bell)
Caricature etching with publisher's colouring of an African servant being threatened with a hot poker after failing to bring his master's tea on time.
The work was drawn, etched and published by Richard Dighton (1785-1880), on 10 January 1822.
The work was drawn, etched and published by Richard Dighton (1785-1880), on 10 January 1822.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2433 |
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| Collection: | Special collections |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dighton, Richard |
| Date made: | 10 January 1822 |
| People: | Dighton, Richard |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 208 mm x 276 mm; Image: 198 mm x 273 mm; Mount: 320 mm x 440 mm |