Crib Uncorking Blackstrap. 98.
W. E_s [William Elmes] Scu.t. 16 Octo.r 1811 Publ.d by Tho.s Tegg. 111 Cheapside London. Prince One Shillin Coloured. Coloured etching. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Colour slightly faded, laid on card. Tom Cribb uncorking a bottle containing a negro's face, with admirers cheering him on. Tom Cribb (1781-1848) retained his title of boxing champion of England by beating American Thomas Molineux (1784-1818), a former slave, at Thissleton Gap, Leicester, on 28 September, 1811, breaking his jaw and knocking him out. Black Strap was a low-quality thick sweet port. BM Satires 11755.
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