I say, dear, how cruel to kill so many dear little squirrels to make a muff!! Oh! the wretches, why dont thay take off their skins without killing them. [graphic]

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10971739

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Title: I say, dear, how cruel to kill so many dear little squirrels to make a muff!! Oh! the wretches, why dont thay take off their skins without killing them. [graphic]
Contributor: Kohler, W., printer.
Soffe, W., active 1828-1843, publisher.
Published / Created: [between 1838 and 1840?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published by W. Soffe, 380 Strand and Printed by W. Kohler, 22 Denmark St., Soho
Abstract: Two women sit in chairs facing one another, discussing the animal costs of fashion. The woman on the left wears a bonnet and has one hand inside the large muff on her lap
Description: Title from lines of dialogue below image.
Approximate date of publication based on street address of printer W. Kohler, who is known to have listed "22 Denmark St., Soho" on prints published between 1838 and 1840 and possibly earlier. See British Museum online catalogue.
One of a series of lithographs published by W. Soffe: Whims & oddities.
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 30.5 x 21 cm.
Printed on wove paper.
Imperfect; series number erased from sheet.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. xxiv.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 33.5 x 24.5 cm.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: 843.00.00.33

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1838
Lithographs England London 1838
Material: lithograph ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Clothing & dress
Muffs
Bonnets
Subjects: Clothing & dress > England > 1830-1840
Muffs
Bonnets
England > 1838
England > London > 1838
Maidment, Brian > Donor

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 9917530
Object ID (OID): 10971739