Picture No | 10700944 |
Date | 1879 |
Description | Decapitating a turtle, Paris |
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A crowd gathers to watch the decapitation of an enormous turtle inside the kitchen of a Paris restaurant in 1879. Turtles were highly prized in Victorian cuisine, often being using in soups.
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Source | Unattributed illustration in 'Paris Herself Again', 1879 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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