Morality Collection (page 4)

Mother scolding daughter for carelessness
A mother scolds her daughter for being careless and dropping her doll on the floor. Date: 1859

Children playing in a nursery
A large group of children play at a table in a nursery. One vain little girl, standing near the door, is in her finery. Date: 1859

Mrs Ormiston Chant
Laura Ormiston Dibbin Chant (848-1923, Banbury), English social reformer and writer, pictured in The Sketch magazine in 1894

French Theatre -- Science et Anerye
Science et Anerye (Science and Stupidity), a morality play. Showing an allegorical female figure representing Stupidity in a black cloak with a donkeys head, legs and tail attached to her

French Theatre -- La Condamnacion de Bancquet
La Condamnacion de Bancquet, a morality play against gluttony attributed to Nicolas (or Nicole) de la Chesnaye. Showing a plump man with a flask of red wine, a chicken on a spit

French Theatre -- La Farce du Munyer
La Farce du Munyer [Meunier], a play by Andre de la Vigne, in which the Devil carries off a millers soul to Hell. Showing a delighted Devil in orange costume

French Theatre -- La Vie du Maulvais Riche
La Vie et l Histoire du Maulvais [Mauvais] Riche -- a rich mans wife in a yellow brocade dress. Date: 15th century

Cartoon, The Glad Hand, WW1
Cartoon, The Glad Hand -- Brother Jonathan (representing the USA) tells Kaiser Wilhelm to wash his hand first, before shaking it

Cartoon, Our Society Portraiture, Mrs Grundy. Showing just the face, hat and folded hands of a docile-looking Mrs Grundy, the proverbial Mary Whitehouse figure of the early 20th century

Personification of Hope - Turns a Moan into a song
Hope makes the careworn heart grow strong - And turns a moan into a song. Date: circa 1910s

Personification of Charity - Sweet Sunshine to the Flower
Charitys transforming power - Is like sweet sunshine to the flower. Date: circa 1910s

Wit of a toothless old soak when faced with Sally Army pair
The witty reposte of a toothless old soak when faced with a pair of Salvation Army women: Salvation Sal (to village toper) - " If thou doesn t mend thy ways, Ben Bosker

Everyman and his dollar - the Republican morality show

From The Three Bears by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

EDITOR SEEKING DIRT
A penny press editor rakes for sensational claptrap in the muddy stream of twaddle and mock morality oblivious of the angel who bids him search for Truth Date: 1867

Ladies drinking at a fashionable milliners in London
Ladies drinking at a fashionable milliners establishment in London. Date: 1871

Salvation Army Food Depot, Whitechapel Road, East London
A religious meeting at the Salvation Army Food Depot on Whitechapel Road in the East End of London. The depot provided basic food and shelter for as little as a penny a night

Workhouse interior, Oliver Twist film, 1948
A workhouse interior from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. A female inmate carries a baby. Behind her are workhouse " coffin beds"

The Unemployed and the Workhouse, satirical postcard
Two workmen are digging a hole outside a workhouse. A dishevelled tramp figure asks them why they are working when the workhouse would give them a home for free

I passed by your window
The Modesty Blind, which will be welcomed for dealing with delicate situations at the seaside Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary

Carrie Nation, the Saloon Smasher
Carrie Nation (1846-1911), American temperance campaigner known as the Saloon Smasher because of her use of vandalism to get her views across -- she would generally enter a saloon

Puritan Christmas 1621
A Puritan Governor interrupts Christmas sporting activities amongst early American settlers

Settlers in Canada observing the Sabbath
Settlers in the backwoods of Canada observing the Sabbath

Showgirls showing their legs at an audition
A group of showgirls showing their legs at an audition. Shakespeare spells ruin, but legs mean dividends

Schoolgirl mother at Memphis, USA, with her baby
A schoolgirl mother at Memphis, Alabama, USA, proudly displays her baby to her schoolmates

Misbehaving husband in a Piccadilly night house
A wife persuades her erring husband to leave a Piccadilly night-house

Advert page, illustrated books for children
Advertisements for illustrated books for children, including such enticing titles as Peas-Blossom, Honor Bright, and Robin and Linnet

Deserted Village / Betray
A young girl, betrayed by her lover, is discussed by two older women

Temperance meeting in cathedral town
A temperance meeting in a cathedral town meets opposition. Attended by Wilfred Lawson, George Trevelyan & Dr Temple

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