The whale bone macaroni [graphic].

Description

Title: The whale bone macaroni [graphic].
Alternative Title: Whalebone macaroni
Contributor: Darly, M. publisher.
Published / Created: [22 October 1772]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd according to act, Octr. 22, 1772, by M. Darly, 39 Strand
Abstract: "Whole length portrait of a man standing with his feet crossed. In his right hand is a tasselled cane and under his right arm are sections of a pair of stays in course of construction. He wears a macaroni club, a laced hat, short coat and laced waistcoat, cravat, and ruffled shirt. Probably a stay-maker."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Plate from vol. V: Caricatures, macaronies, & characters. [London] : Pubd. by MDarly, 39 Strand, 1772.
Plate numbered "v. 5" in upper left corner and "9" in upper right corner.
Third of three plates on leaf 88.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.5 x 12.6 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Provenance: P. Murray Hill; August 1945;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 176 x 124 mm, on sheet 246 x 153 mm
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 724 776D
Collection Title: Leaf 88. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Collection Date: [London] : Pubd. by Mary Darly, Jany. 1, 1776.

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1772
Etchings England London 1772
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Clothing & dress
Dandies
British
Hairstyles
Staffs (Sticks)
Wigs
Neckties
Corsets
Occupations
Subjects: Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Dandies > British
Hairstyles
Staffs (Sticks)
Wigs
Neckties
Corsets
Occupations
England > 1772
England > London > 1772

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