The Fascinator
Satirical Print
8 August 1829 (published)
8 August 1829 (published)
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Hand-coloured etching, caricature of a fashionably dressed man in a tight waisted frock coat looking through a eyeglass in the head of his cane.
Object details
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Title | The Fascinator (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | hand-coloured etching |
Brief description | A Sharpshooter. The Fascinator. Caricature of men's fashion. August 8 1829, pub. Harrison Isaacs, London. |
Physical description | Hand-coloured etching, caricature of a fashionably dressed man in a tight waisted frock coat looking through a eyeglass in the head of his cane. |
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Marks and inscriptions | THE FASCINATOR
Handsomely done up in symmetrical Saxony, full sleeves and fluted skirts, Cowslip vest,
dress cheats, lavender kids, Titus cuffs with wings and fascinator. (Saxony = the wool fabric used for the coat.
Cheats = trousers.
kids = kid gloves) |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1943, London: HMSO, 1956. |
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Accession number | E.626-1943 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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