<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>The bum-bailiff outwitted, or, The convenience of fashion [graphic].</dc:title><dc:date>[6 May 1786]</dc:date><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>"A bailiff extends his arms to seize a lady from behind, in his right hand is a writ: Derriere Bum's (see British Museum Satires No. 6874). The dress only, however, of the lady stands erect: the hat and wig rest on the projecting breast, which is supported by the stiffened bodice and inflated petticoats of the dress. The lady herself crawls out from under her own petticoats between the legs of the bailiff, wearing gloves and some undergarment."--British Museum online catalogue</dc:description><dc:description>Title etched below image.</dc:description><dc:description>Five lines of verse in two columns beneath title: Suky like Syrinx changes shape, her vain persuer to escape ...</dc:description><dc:description>Sheet trimmed within plate mark.</dc:description><dc:description>Temporary local subject terms: Ladies' costumes -- Derrières --  Writs.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>