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Come Buy a Mousetrap

Satirical broadside by Humphrey Crouch 1647. Hugh Peters being a Peeping Tom has his hand caught in a mousetrap! Some cracking costume details, although the woodcut quality isn’t great. Spot the night cap and smock details on the couple in bed.

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Posted on February 21, 2012 at 8:27 am in Clerical, Common people, Women   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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