William Thomas - Apple Glory's Uncle

Category

Library Item

Item no

11334

Title

William Thomas - Apple Glory's uncle

Description

An Edinburgh man dressed in black sits underneath an umbrella and next to a large box of fruit. He has a red face and spectacles balanced on a large nose. He wears a black hat and holds a cloak around his shoulders.

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

Willie Thomas

Willie Thomas seems dismayed;
he hardly knows where he must start
to recoup all that he has paid.
His goods are rotting on his cart.
There's no more profit to be made
Dear Apple Glory, so appealing
is stealing all her uncle's trade.

Artist / maker

Holt, Edward P.

Date

1871

Size

26.9 x 16.5 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 > Hats

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Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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