Mary Evans Christmas on Board a British Battleship 1894 10216945

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Picture No	10216945
Date	1894
Description	Christmas on Board a British Battleship 1894
Details	The scene on the deck of a Royal Navy Warship in the Mediterranean, at Christmas. The women have come onto the warship to sell figs, nuts, apples, shellfish and other delicacies to the crew. They were known as 'bumboat women' due to the nature of their trading craft; the character 'Buttercup' in the opera 'HMS Pinafore' being the most famous of these peddlars. The warship's mascot, 'Bruin' the bear, is seen taking an interest in proceedings; prior to obtaining some of the wares.
Source	The Graphic. 1894, page 740. By G. Durand.
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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