A Cool Idea for the Hot Weather
Satirical Print
1860s (made)
1860s (made)
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| Place of origin |
A man with long whiskers and glasses, seated in a green tin slipper-bath on wheels being drawn by a horse. He holds a woman's parasol-whip with a green ruffled cover, and a small dog runs alongside.
1 of 30 comic visiting cards, some hand-coloured.
1 of 30 comic visiting cards, some hand-coloured.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Cool Idea for the Hot Weather (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Litho-engraving |
| Brief description | 'A Cool Idea for the Hot Weather'. One of 30 satirical cards parodying carte-de-visites and calling-cards. Published by J. Simmons & Sons, 1860s. |
| Physical description | A man with long whiskers and glasses, seated in a green tin slipper-bath on wheels being drawn by a horse. He holds a woman's parasol-whip with a green ruffled cover, and a small dog runs alongside. 1 of 30 comic visiting cards, some hand-coloured. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Guy Tristram Little |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2604-1953 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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