Itinerant seller of straw-plaited fire screens, 17th century

Itinerant seller of high-quality, straw-plaited fire screens, fans, hats, baskets, possibly from Leghorn (Livorno). In three straw hats, doublet, hose and buckle shoes. I have screenes if you desier to keep your beauty from the fire. From a print by Henry Overton, reign of King James I or Charles I, early 17th century. Copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his own The Cries of London, or Vagabondiana 2, edited by Francis Douce, John Bowyer Nichols, London, 1839

17th Century 1839 Baskets Buckle Shoes Capitalism Charles I Destitute Doublet Francis Douce High-quality Itinerant Seller John Bowyer Nichols John Thomas Smith King James I Leghorn Livorno Lower Classes Pedlar Screens The Cries Of London Tradesmen Vagabondiana 2 Working Class Working Poor

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