Emma Corbett making childbed linen, during a voyage at sea. [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Emma Corbett making childbed linen, during a voyage at sea. [graphic]
- Contributor
- Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [12 May 1794]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
- Abstract
-
"A dying young naval officer's widow, seated with right leg crossed over the other, in a ship's cabin, directed to right, head in profile, wearing a sprigged gown and plumed hat, making lace at a small work-table, naval coat and sword on the window-sill behind her, ship visible on the water through a second window to right."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
"[Plate] extensively reworked to update the fashion: the hat altered to a small-brimmed tall hat with plumes, the gown to a sprigged empire-line gown and the hair looped in a head-scarf."--British Museum online catalogue, Curator's comments for variant state
- Description
-
Title engraved below image.
Reissue; plate has been extensively reworked, subtitle "making childbed linen, during a voyage at sea" has been added below title, and publication line has been altered. For earlier state with the imprint "Publish'd 14 July, 1788, by Robr. Sayer, 53 Fleet Street, London", see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 2010,7081.995.
For a variant state that is seemingly identical apart from being numbered "376" instead of "375", see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.7373.+.
Plate numbered "375" in lower left corner. - Provenance
- Old Print Shop; March 1961;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 35.1 x 26 cm, on sheet 35.9 x 27 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 794.05.12.18+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Mezzotints England London 1794
- Material
- mezzotint ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Pratt, Mr. 1749-1814. (Samuel Jackson),
- Subject (Topic)
-
Sewing
Staterooms
Widows - Subjects
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Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814
Sewing
Staterooms
Widows
England > London > 1794
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
- 13714007
- Object ID (OID)
- 10939070
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