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Disgust Collection

Background imageDisgust Collection: Kennet Chintz Design

Kennet Chintz Design
A floral design for a chintz, by William Morris from his disgust of Victorial industrially made textiles, allowing him to take inspiration from earlier examples in style. Date: 1883

Background imageDisgust Collection: Comic postcard, Teddy bear comes home drunk. Ugh - You Man! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Teddy bear comes home drunk. Ugh - You Man! Date: 20th century

Background imageDisgust Collection: Comic postcard, the vicar sponges his aspidistra Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, the vicar sponges his aspidistra Date: 20th century

Background imageDisgust Collection: Scottish rebel against English Prayer Book

Scottish rebel against English Prayer Book
The congregation rise up against the imposition of the Scottish Episcopal Book of Common Prayer as demanded by King Charles I and Archbishop Laud

Background imageDisgust Collection: The General Election - Free Fooders

The General Election - Free Fooders
Comic Postcard series - The General Election - Free Fooders. Candidates at a hustings face the warth of the electorate and also face a barrage of eggs and vegeatbles

Background imageDisgust Collection: This Weeks Studdy - As Master Sees Me! by G. E. Studdy

This Weeks Studdy - As Master Sees Me! by G. E. Studdy
Studdy dog shortly after his complete evolution into Bonzo. The dog is turning away in disgust from his owners portrait of him, painted in the style of Picasso

Background imageDisgust Collection: Majorette looking rather disgusted

Majorette looking rather disgusted
A Majorette looks rather disgusted as she prepares to step over droppings left by horses in a north-western parade. Date: circa 1981

Background imageDisgust Collection: The Evening Paper by H. M. Bateman

The Evening Paper by H. M. Bateman
An old gentleman settles down to read the evening newspaper in an armchair by the fire but the news does not meet with his approval

Background imageDisgust Collection: Different approaches to personal slights

Different approaches to personal slights
" You Engleeshe you do not fight ze duel. Vat d you do ven you air insult?" " Oh, we write to the newspaper." Date: 1895

Background imageDisgust Collection: Tramp asks a horrified lady for a hairpin to clean his pipe

Tramp asks a horrified lady for a hairpin to clean his pipe
A Tramp asks a horrified smart lady, seated on a park bench for a hairpin to clean his pipe! Weary Willy seating himself beside nervous Miss Jones) - Will yer lend me a nairpin, Lidy

Background imageDisgust Collection: Witty tramp and disgusted older woman - Phil May Cartoon

Witty tramp and disgusted older woman - Phil May Cartoon
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a witty (if rather drunk) tramp and disgusted older woman, who refuses to provide charity

Background imageDisgust Collection: Music in the home, 1887

Music in the home, 1887
An accomplished German man eclipses the other talent at an evening party, to the disgust of the watching Englishmen. " Young Muller(from Hamburg)

Background imageDisgust Collection: Little boy reluctantly taking his medicine

Little boy reluctantly taking his medicine
A little boy reluctantly taking his medicine -- someone has just poured it from a bottle into a spoon for him. He sticks out his tongue in disgust

Background imageDisgust Collection: Noisy neighbours

Noisy neighbours
A man sits alone in his living room, shaking his fists at the ceiling above, where his neighbours are having a noisy party. His newspaper has been crumpled up and thrown to the floor in disgust

Background imageDisgust Collection: Saying what they think of treason at home

Saying what they think of treason at home
Irish soldiers are depicted fighting on the Western front during the First World War, leaving their trenches and charging the enemy

Background imageDisgust Collection: Cinderella Try Shoe

Cinderella Try Shoe
Cinderella is asked to try on the shoe and to her sisters disgust - it fits! The Prince is delighted to have found his Princess

Background imageDisgust Collection: Mr Popple throws his hat at the fox

Mr Popple throws his hat at the fox, much to the Master of Fox Hounds disgust

Background imageDisgust Collection: BOOK BURNING / 10. 5. 1933

BOOK BURNING / 10. 5. 1933
Disruptive books from private and public libraries were burned in front of the University of Berlin. This incident provoked a wave of disgust throughout the world

Background imageDisgust Collection: Election Results Read

Election Results Read
The election results are read in the papers outside the offices of Le Petit Journal: some men are happy, others less so; one man tears the newspaper in disgust


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