The elevated ferrule [art original].

Description

Title: The elevated ferrule [art original].
Alternative Title: Six different methods of carrying a stick with their effects. Compartment no. 4
Creator: Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created: [approximately 1790]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: A well-dressed man walking down the street holds the base of his walking stick and arrogantly points the end in an elevated fashion diagonally to the front. The ferrule catches the brim of a lady's hat and begins to lift it off of her head
Description: Title from letterpress caption below image.
Pen and ink drawing on a broadside with text in letterpress and ornamental border.
Four lines in letterpress below title: Chiefly belongs to men of consequence of every denomination, and sometimes to those thoughtful gentlemen called absent men; it does less execution than any of the former, though properly managed, it is capable of lifting up the veil of a tall lady, or throwing off a hat as occasion may require.
One of a series of six drawings by Woodward with the same typescript heading.
For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: From Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. viii.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 22.7 x 19 cm
Language: English

Genre: Humorous pictures
Satires (Visual works) England 1790
Ink drawings British 18th century
Material: pen and black ink with letterpress, ornamental border ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.)
Staffs (Sticks)
Etiquette
Subjects: Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.)
Staffs (Sticks)
Etiquette
England > 1790
British > 18th century

Access: Public
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Citation: G.M. Woodward, The Elevated Ferrule. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.