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The New Costume - No. 1

Print
ca. 1850 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Article on the 'New Costume', as worn by Amelia Bloomer, with an image of two women dressed in knee-length skirts and long pantalettes (bloomers). Around the outside is an advertisement for James & Nunn's tea and coffee warehouse in Hackney.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe New Costume - No. 1
Materials and techniques
wood engraving and letterpress
Brief description
Article on the 'New Costume', wood engraving and letterpress text, unknown artist, ca. 1850
Physical description
Article on the 'New Costume', as worn by Amelia Bloomer, with an image of two women dressed in knee-length skirts and long pantalettes (bloomers). Around the outside is an advertisement for James & Nunn's tea and coffee warehouse in Hackney.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5in
  • Width: 6.75in
Dimensions taken from departmental handlist.
Marks and inscriptions
JAMES & NUNNS, Tea, Coffee & Italian Warehouse, Corner of Morning Lane; Church Street, Hackney. (advertisement around the outside of the article)
Gallery label
ANONYMOUS
Paper bag for James and Nunns, Tea, Coffee and Italian Warehouse,
corner of Morning Lane, Hackney, c.1845
Wood engraving and letterpress
E.4763-1923
Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers
Credit line
Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers
Object history
This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum.
Subjects depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Taken from departmental handlist.
Collection
Accession number
E.4763-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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