The “Coster” No. 9 from Familiar Figures of London Series
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Title
The “Coster” No. 9 from Familiar Figures of London Series
Subject
The Coster
London, England city life 1890-1889
Women--clothing and dress, Victorian Period
Food Vendor,
London, England,
Animal-Drawn Cart,
Lithograph postcard
London, England city life 1890-1889
Women--clothing and dress, Victorian Period
Food Vendor,
London, England,
Animal-Drawn Cart,
Lithograph postcard
Description
1 postcard recto and verso.
A Coster on top of an animal-drawn vendor, London, England
A Coster on top of an animal-drawn vendor, London, England
Creator
Sauber, Robert (1868-1936)
Source
Originally created in 1898 within the “Familiar Figures of London” series of 12 lithographs prints by Robert Sauber.
Publisher
The Pictorial Stationery Co., Ltd.
Date
Published circa 1906-1909.
Format
JPEG
Language
en
Type
Still image, picture postcard with divided back, 3.5 x 5.5 in
Identifier
ff9_coster_recto.jpg
ff9_coster_verso.jpg
ff9_coster_verso.jpg
Abstract
From the Peacock "pictorette" Post Card Series, Figure 9 shows "costermongers" on an animal drawn cart, selling fruits and vegetables. During the Victorian Period, there was a great many of them, so competition was fierce, typically using chants, and other tactics to be heard.
Costermongers belonged to the lowest classes of society, but still had their own hierarchy of sorts. Costers with animal drawn carriage like in this view were considered more well off than those that sold their goods from baskets. Additionally, costers were known for their bright and colorful clothing, heavy use of slang, and negative sentiments towards police officers. The view then of Figure 11 appears to reference negative, class based attitudes towards costermongers.
Costermongers belonged to the lowest classes of society, but still had their own hierarchy of sorts. Costers with animal drawn carriage like in this view were considered more well off than those that sold their goods from baskets. Additionally, costers were known for their bright and colorful clothing, heavy use of slang, and negative sentiments towards police officers. The view then of Figure 11 appears to reference negative, class based attitudes towards costermongers.
References
For more examples of this series see: http://www.mystudios.com/artgallery/R/Robert-Sauber/The-Newsboy,-No.10-from-Familiar-Figures-of-London,-c.1901.html
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase
For more information on costers see: http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-cos2.htm
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase
For more information on costers see: http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-cos2.htm
Provenance
Original Collection passed from Gertrude Kinnear to her sister Luree Jobe to her daughter Eleanor Jobe, who left it to her niece Elizabeth A. Mealy who left it to her granddaughter Caitlin Mealy.
Rights Holder
For rights and permissions, please contact Caitlin Mealy, catydids515@gmail.com.
Publisher Location Item Type Metadata
Location
Printed in Bavaria.
Based in London
Based in London
Producer
The Pictorial Stationary Co., Ltd.,
Files
Collection
Citation
Sauber, Robert (1868-1936), “The “Coster” No. 9 from Familiar Figures of London Series,” Omeka 389, accessed April 25, 2024, https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/389/items/show/549.