The head of Medusa - for a guilty grocer.. Charivari
Description:
A grocer is rude to a couple trying to buy some goods in his store. In February 24, 1858 a new law gave way to free enterprise by ending a monopoly from which some 500 meat stalls and butcheries in Paris had benefited for many years. Even the scales, manipulated by the butchers in a rather creative way, were suddenly standardized under a governmental system of control. This change, effected everyday life.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, April 29, 1856.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
