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Penny-a-yard
Holt, Edward P., 1871, Watercolour
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Title
Penny-a-yard
Description
A man wearing a coat and carrying a shoulder bag holds a length of chain and on his hat is written, 'Penny a yard'.
The poet, Donald Campbell has written a poem inspired by this character by Holt:
Penny-a-yard
In the smithy, as a lad,
bound apprentice to his dad,
he learned to make so many things;
horseshoes, crowbars, iron rings.
Now, nothing's left of that old trade
except the chains he often made.
He's getting on now; times are hard
so he sells his chains at penny-a-yard.
Artist / maker
Holt, Edward P.
Date
1871
Size
24.2 x 14.5 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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The colourful world of Ned Holt
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Street traders
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Scotland
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Edinburgh
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