The Waistcoat (Caricature on the Fashion of Waistcoats)

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
In this caricature, a man demonstrates how a waistcoat can fit around a group of much smaller men. In the background on the left is a picture of the men being wrapped in the waistcoat, and on the right is a picture of a very large man wearing it.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Unknown, English
Date
ca. 1770
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
19.6 x 12.6 cm (7 11/16 x 4 15/16 in.), irregular
Type
textile designs
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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