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‘The Pinwell Thirst’, 1907

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Description

Pen and ink sketch, entitled ‘THE PINWELL THIRST’, by the artist Richard Freshfield (“Fred”) Reynolds.

Sketch of a fat man with a red nose in a nightshirt drinking from a large bowl. He stands in front of a large jug. Behind him on the floor is a chamber pot. The reverse of the card is printed: ‘PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. 17 BLOOMSBURY SQ., LONDON, W.C. TELEGRAMS: BREMRIDGE, LONDON. TELEPHONE: 3226, GERRARD.

With the Secretary’s Compliments.’ Richard Bremridge was Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain from 1884-1913.