Eighth wonder! : with due respect to the nobility, gentry, and the public in general of Hull and its vicinity, they are informed, that the wonderful Miss Beffin, in her way to Edinburgh, intends doing herself the honour of being exhibited for a short time, in a commdious room, no.42, Lowgate ...

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[between 1811 and 1812?]
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Eighth wonder! : with due respect to the nobility, gentry, and the public in general of Hull and its vicinity, they are informed, that the wonderful Miss Beffin, in her way to Edinburgh, intends doing herself the honour of being exhibited for a short time, in a commdious room, no.42, Lowgate ... Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Leaflet advertising appearances by Sarah Beffin (or Biffen) a limbless woman, giving demonstrations of mouth painting.

Publication/Creation

[between 1811 and 1812?]

Physical description

1 sheet ; 22 x 13 cm

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Printed by Robert Peck of the Hull Packet, Scale Lane, Hull.

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