Cracker Johnnie

Category

Library Item

Item no

11302

Title

Cracker Johnnie

Description

Standing on an Edinburgh street, a man wearing a grey coat with a couple of bags slung across his body holds aloft some nutcrackers to attract passersby.

The poet, Donald Campbell has written a poem inspired by this character by Holt:

Cracker Johnnie

Cracker Johnnie told the tale
To everyone who bought a poke
Of his fine filberts; with the sale
Johnnie always liked to crack a joke.
This was unminded by most folk
For, although jokes were often stale,
Johnnie was a decent bloke.

Artist / maker

Holt, Edward P.

Date

1871

Size

20.8 x 12.5 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edward Holt was an Edinburgh caricaturist and figure painter working in the second half of the nineteenth century. This bound volume contains a large proportion of his surviving work.
There is a little uncertainty over Edward Holt's name. He is sometimes referred to as Edmund and was more commonly known as Ned.

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Clothing and dress > Accessories > Bags

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Clothing and dress > Accessories > Walking sticks

People > Adults > Men

People > Commercial activities > Street traders

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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