Bread Price Fixing
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Title
Bread Price Fixing
Bread Price Fixing
Reference
p5385849 (Collage 21461)
Date
Collection
London Metropolitan Archives: Satirical Print Collection
Description
"Benefits of a plentiful harvest"; showing Lord Mayor Scholey sitting enthroned and pointing to a pair of scales where a loaf is much lighter than the prescribed weight. On his right is a starving family; on his left are Corporation notables - William Curtis, Quin and Matthew Wood. This is a satire on the Corporation's involvement in fixing the price of bread.
"Benefits of a plentiful harvest"; showing Lord Mayor Scholey sitting enthroned and pointing to a pair of scales where a loaf is much lighter than the prescribed weight. On his right is a starving family; on his left are Corporation notables - William Curtis, Quin and Matthew Wood. This is a satire on the Corporation's involvement in fixing the price of bread.
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