Catalogue Number
NMLH.2016.14.25
Object Name
Cup
Title
Ancient Order of Foresters
Date
c.1850
Description
Friendly Society Memorabilia collected by Peter Gosden of the University of Leeds. Gosden was the author of 'The Friendly Societies in England, 1815-1875' (Manchester University Press, 1961) and 'Self Help- Voluntary Associations in Nineteenth Century Britain' (Studies in Economic and Socieal History, 1973). The collection was presented to the museum in March 2016.
Ancient Order of Foresters loving cup. Back reads: 'Tis a very good world for to live in, To lend or to spend or to give in, to beg or to borrow or get a mans own, Is the very worst world that ever was known'.
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