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The patriotick barber of New York, 1775

Hand-colored mezzotint. This cartoon shows a New York barber refusing to finish shaving a customer after learning of his British identity. Attributed to Philip Dawe (British, 1745?–1809?).

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Description
Hand-colored mezzotint. This cartoon shows a New York barber refusing to finish shaving a customer after learning of his British identity. Attributed to Philip Dawe (British, 1745?–1809?).
PID
nyhs:235259
NYHS Identifier
Print Room – PR 010 – Cartoon and Caricature File, 1775-1
77639d_PatriotickBarberNY1775_1.tiff
Linked Agent
Publisher: Printed for R. Sayer & I. Bennett\, map & printsellers\, No. 53 Fleet Street\, as the Act directs 12 Feby 1775
Member of
New-York Historical Society Digital Collections
Genre
caricatures
mezzotints (prints)
political cartoons
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Publisher
Printed for R. Sayer & I. Bennett, map & printsellers, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs 12 Feby 1775
Type
Still Image
Subject (Topical)
Barbershops
Shaving
Subject (Name)
Dawe, Philip
Sons of Liberty
Subject (Geographic)
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
New York (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Full Title
The patriotick barber of New York, 1775
Contributor
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Creator
Dawe, Philip
Date Created
1775
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