Unrecorded satirical broadside on drinking culture, ca. 1800

This anonymous broadside, likely printed around 1800, offers a humorous glimpse into early modern drinking culture. Styled as a mock "drunkard's passport", the broadside grants its bearer permission to imbibe freely and hilariously anticipates the dangers of overindulgence.

Framed in an attractive decorative woodcut border, the text warns that should the holder fall into a ditch, canal, privy, gutter, or manure pile, their "drinking brethren" are obliged to rescue them.

Unrecorded in institutional holdings, this ephemeral piece combines popular satire, typographic charm, and social commentary in a single sheet.

A rare survival of vernacular humor, ideal for collections focused on popular print culture, Dutch ephemera, or the history of vice and leisure.