Catalogue Number
NMLH.1995.91.3
Object Name
Jug
Title
The Manchester Massacre. May the cause of distress be soon banished from the British Emprie. No Corn Bill... Vote By Ballot
Place
Manchester & Lancashire & England & UK
People
Hunt, Henry
Events
Peterloo Massacre
Description
In 1819 blood ran in the streets of Manchester. Sixty thousand had gathered in the city centre to demand the vote and fearing revolution the authorities ordered the arrest of Henry âthe oratorâ Hunt who the crowd had come to hear. Peterloo handkerchiefWith little to protect themselves, eighteen were killed as the Yeoman hacked at and rode over the defenceless crowd. The event became known as the Peterloo Massacre.This jug was produced after Peterloo. It commemorates those who died and criticises the government. A female figure on the reverse side weeps for those killed
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