Street music: A bird mimic, 1816
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Street music: A bird mimic, 1816
A street musician who mimics the notes of common English birds by means of a folded bit of tin, which is held between the teeth; but in order to engage the attention of the credulous, he pretends ro draw his tones from two tobacco pipes. A boy in the foreground appears to be selling sheet music. Date: 1816
Media ID 7247987
© Mary Evans Picture Library
1810s 1816 Audience Ballad Mimic Mimicry Musician Performer Pipes Pretend Pretends Seller Selling Sheet Tobacco Trick
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