Engraving to commemorate the 1842 petition
Described as a ‘splendid and costly prsent’ to Northern Star readers, the engraving shown here was a huge undertaking.
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Material culture is essentially the solid ‘things’ that Chartism left behind: objects created by and about Chartism, such as medallions and membership cards; objects known to have been associated with Chartists; and the documents that record the people and events involved in the movement.
Described as a ‘splendid and costly prsent’ to Northern Star readers, the engraving shown here was a huge undertaking.
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Read MoreChartist breakfast powders were cheaper than tea or coffee, and said to be healthier. In addition, a dutiful Chartist might
Read MoreWith a range of O’Connor tartan plaid clothing to choose from that included scarves, cravats, dresses, handkerchiefs and waistcoats, the
Read MoreHand drawn and contemporary with the Chartist Meeting on 10 April 1848 on Kennington Common, this set of five cartoons
Read MorePortrait of Peter Murray McDouall, one of a series of Northern Star engravings
Read MoreCrudely printed on cheap paper and often sold for a penny a time, broadside ballads were quick and easy to
Read MoreThere were no plans for a great public funeral when the former Chartist leader William Lovett died in 1877. He
Read MoreEighteen inches in length, and decorated with a royal crest and lion, the police truncheon shown here is connected to
Read MoreThis small sepia-tinted portrait photograph mounted on heavy card shows Dr Matthew Fletcher, the delegate from Bury to the First
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