Collection object
1988.0153
H. 20.3 x W. 28.5
Print, from a calendar. Set of six prints from a Treaty Press calendar. 1:facsimile, b/w, of Thomas Westropp's copy of a portion of Map of Limerick, c. 1590, no. 57 of Vol 1209, Mss. Catalogue, Trinity College, Dublin. Key to map at bottom; 2: drawing of member of Limerick Night Watch, with long staff and hand lamp. Black and orange. Text: The Night Watch (Municipal Employees) Walked the Streets / at Night and Called Out Hourly. They were Stationed / in Watchhouse Lane Behind the Present Town Hall; 3: drawing of man selling sour milk from a cart drawn by a donkey, a large barrel being placed on the cart for the milk. A boy sits on the cart, and a woman and a girl stand beside the cart, buying milk. Text: A Very Popular Caller in the Days When / Home Baking was Commonplace. Black and yellow; 4:a woman with shawl, headscarf and apron with pocket in front, with a wicker basket on her head which contains fish. A fishing net is on a wall behind her, and on the quayside behind her a man is holding a box beside a woman who is bending over to pick up a basket. Text: The Wives of Local Fishermen Sold their Fish in the Streets, from a Basket Carried on the Head. Black and blue; 5: woman with donkey and cart, on the cart there are bowls and tubs containing shellfish. Text: This Enterprising Lady Hawked her Wares Through the / Streets, Dillisk When Available was Included in the Cry. Black and yellow; 6: man pushing handcart, attached to which are some balloons and small windmills on stick. There are some children beside the cart, one of whom is bringing a bottle and some rags. Text: Balloons or Home Made Windmills Were Exchanged for / Thesr Salvaged Materials. The Rags were Used for / Paper Manufacture and the Bones for Glue. Black and yellow. 2-6 signed bottom right: De Nais. R/ blank all.
Treaty Press (printer)