Harry Beard Print Collection
Engraving
18th century (published)
18th century (published)
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Engrave depicting a skimmington, possibly published in 18th century. Harry Beard Collection.
Skimmingtons definition: a ludicrous cavalcade, in ridicule of a man beaten by his wife. It consists of a man riding behind a woman, with his face to the horse’s tail, holding a distaff in his hand, at which he seems to work, the woman all the while beating him with a ladle; a smock displayed on a staff is carried before them as an emblematical standard, denoting female superiority: they are accompanied by what is called the ROUGH MUSIC, that is, frying-pans, bulls horns, marrow-bones and cleavers, &c. A procession of this kind is admirably described by Butler in his Hudibras. He rode private, i.e. was a private trooper.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
Skimmingtons definition: a ludicrous cavalcade, in ridicule of a man beaten by his wife. It consists of a man riding behind a woman, with his face to the horse’s tail, holding a distaff in his hand, at which he seems to work, the woman all the while beating him with a ladle; a smock displayed on a staff is carried before them as an emblematical standard, denoting female superiority: they are accompanied by what is called the ROUGH MUSIC, that is, frying-pans, bulls horns, marrow-bones and cleavers, &c. A procession of this kind is admirably described by Butler in his Hudibras. He rode private, i.e. was a private trooper.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
Object details
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| Title | Harry Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving on printing paper glued to paper |
| Brief description | Engraving depicting a skimmington, possibly published in 18th century. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Engraving depicting a skimmington. Trimmed and glued to a paper mount with contain another print numbered S.5474-2009. |
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| Summary | Engrave depicting a skimmington, possibly published in 18th century. Harry Beard Collection. Skimmingtons definition: a ludicrous cavalcade, in ridicule of a man beaten by his wife. It consists of a man riding behind a woman, with his face to the horse’s tail, holding a distaff in his hand, at which he seems to work, the woman all the while beating him with a ladle; a smock displayed on a staff is carried before them as an emblematical standard, denoting female superiority: they are accompanied by what is called the ROUGH MUSIC, that is, frying-pans, bulls horns, marrow-bones and cleavers, &c. A procession of this kind is admirably described by Butler in his Hudibras. He rode private, i.e. was a private trooper. Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose. |
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| Accession number | S.5474-2009 |
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| Record created | March 25, 2010 |
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