This was printed on the River Thames, Friday, on February 4, 1814, opposite Queenhithe Stairs!
A roughly made souvenir ticket, a permanent proof that you had walked on the frozen river, printed directly on the frozen River Thames in London during the final frost fair of 1814.
| Format: | Book |
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| Language: | English |
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[London] :
[publisher not identified],
1814.
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| Summary: | A roughly made souvenir ticket, a permanent proof that you had walked on the frozen river, printed directly on the frozen River Thames in London during the final frost fair of 1814. |
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| Item Description: | To make their souvenirs more unique or "authentic," printers would specify the nearest "stairs" (the stone steps leading from the street down to the riverbank). Queenhithe Stairs was a major landing point on the north bank, just west of Southwark Bridge, making it a prime spot for the those who flocked to the ice that Friday. The name Queenhithe comes from Queen Matilda, the wife of Henry I, who was granted the taxes generated by trade at the London dock. Hithe means a small landing place for ships and boats. The Cushing Library/Rare copy is pasted on to an album sheet (24 cm) with manuscript notes and a contemporary newspaper clipping describing the 1814 frost fair. |
| Physical Description: | 1 ticket ; 6 x 11 cm |