The utility of cork rumps 1777, [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The utility of cork rumps 1777, [graphic].
- Contributor
- Lackington, James, 1746-1815, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [1777]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd the act directs June 9, 1777, by J. Lockington, Shug Lane, Golden Square
- Abstract
-
A fashionably dressed young woman stands before the mirror on her dressing table, a box of pins in her hand. Standing behind her on her huge bustle or "cork rump", her bespectacled hairdresser arranges her mountainous headdress, consisting of rows of curls on the sides and topped by rows of vegetables with ostrich plumes at the summit. A maid carrying a basket of feathers and vegetables approaches on the right
- Description
- Title from item.
- Provenance
- Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. iii.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 348 x 237 mm, on sheet 39 x 28 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 777.06.09.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1777
Etchings England London 1777
Engravings England London 1777 - Material
- etching & engraving ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Topic)
-
Hairstyles
Hairdressing
Skirts
Dressing tables
Interiors
Women domestics
Clothing & dress - Subjects
-
Hairstyles > England > 1770-1780
Hairdressing
Skirts
Dressing tables
Interiors > England > 18th century
Women domestics
Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
England > 1777
England > London > 1777
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 6647485
- Object ID (OID)
- 10723116