A satire on women's fashion. Three women stand outside and strike poses that show off their attire: dresses that expose their breasts and/or legs, and extravagant headdresses adorned with pearls or large feathers
Alternative Title:
Lunatics out of Bedlam!
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher's street address and date of publication have been mostly removed from end of imprint statement; month and day of publication from Alexander., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Holland
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Fashion, Clothing & dress, Women, Fans (Accessories), and Feathers
"A satire on high-waisted dresses. A lady (left) stands holding an infant in a long robe (cf. British Museum Satires No. 8897). She wears a round hat of masculine shape trimmed with three small feathers. Her dress hangs in straight folds from a line across, or above, her breast; behind appears the end of a train. Beside her stands a lady in back view: a transparent curtain veil hangs from her small hat. Her dress and a loose train held over the right arm hang from the shoulders. A stone wall forms a dark background to the light figures. See British Museum Satires No. 8896, &c."--British Museum online catalogue