In fashion. Out of fashion. (BM 1851,0901.296-297)
Summary
Two companion designs on one plate. On the left, directed to the right, stands a lady wearing the projecting gauze at her breast and the inflated petticoats then fashionable. Her wide-brimmed hat is trimmed with feathers and a curtain-frill of lace. Ringlets rest on her shoulders from her puffed-out hair. She holds a large muff.
On the right, directed to the left, stands a country girl whose round hat, ringlets, kerchief, and looped-up petticoats resemble those of the fashionable lady, but without the exaggeration of the latter. c.1786 [Publication-line apparently cut off]
Etching
Date
1786
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
public domain