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Ref No	DICK/PHO/F175827
AltRefNo	F175827
Collection	Charles Dickens Theatre Collection
Title	Colour postcard of an illustration of Quilp by Joseph Clayton Clark (a.k.a. Kyd)
Date	Early 1900s
Extent	1 postcard
Description	"Characters from Charles Dickens. 'Quilp' (The Old Curiosity Shop .) 'Water for lawyers! Melted lead and brimstone, you mean, Nice hot blistering pitch and tar'."
Notes	Previous reference number: UKC/DICK/PHO : F175827
	Original reference number: D21
	A note is written in black ink beneath the image, "I'm glad I'm not a lawyer." Also, there is a handwritten message and address, "I think this is a splendid imitation of Dicken's description. Write soon- Kind regards to all F. L. Tait", "Mr. W. M. Adam, 5
	An unused version of this postcard is also held
Subject	Fictitious characters
	Postcards
	Caricature
PhysicalDescription	140 mm x 90 mm
Associated Person	Dickens, Charles John Huffam, 1812-1870, novelist and journalist
Associated Person	Clarke, Joseph Clayton, 1857-1937, pseudonym Kyd
Associated Organisation	,
Category	Postcards
Access conditions	This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
Copyright	Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study.
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