The Beau Monde. "Our modern ladies heads are fill'd with Bows"
Satirical Print
July 6 1829 (published)
July 6 1829 (published)
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Hand-coloured etching. A young woman wearing an exaggeratedly outsize bonnet upon which a number of miniaturised handsome young men, dandies and soldiers alike, are perched, sitting, walking and lying down on to look over the brim.
Object details
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| Title | The Beau Monde. "Our modern ladies heads are fill'd with Bows" (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | hand-coloured etching |
| Brief description | William Heath. 'The Beau Monde. "Our modern ladies heads are fill'd with Bows"'. Fashion caricature of a woman's hat. Published London, 1829 |
| Physical description | Hand-coloured etching. A young woman wearing an exaggeratedly outsize bonnet upon which a number of miniaturised handsome young men, dandies and soldiers alike, are perched, sitting, walking and lying down on to look over the brim. |
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| 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.622-1943 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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