Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Peter Plumb's diary.
Call Number
D North 52/GC112/Box 14/Normal/Prints/Titles O-Pl GA 2014.00410
Identifier
ark:/88435/dv1402305
Publisher
[s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1756-1827
Extent
1 item ; sheet 24.2 x 34.1 cm.
Source Acquisition
Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
References
Grego II, pp. 187-188 (May 20, 1810)
Tegg No. 18
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
Depiction: Drawing-room of a "warm citizen," evidently "Wortha Plum." The corpulent master of the house and the no less well-favoured partner of his bosom are seated before a capital fire. The comfortable couple have drunk their port and supped their punch, of which a capacious bowl is ready to hand on a table between them. The host has smoked a whiff of "Turkey" and then dropped off to sleep in his armchair. His wife has followed his example. A fat poodle, snugly laid on a soft cushion before the fender, is dozing luxuriously. The blooming daughter, a melting young damsel, has her own ideas of enjoyment. An opportunity is offered for a little flirtation - a gallant and good looking young buck is saluting her with a tender embrace.
Signed in plate, lower right: "Rowlandson del.".

Discovery Information

Subject
Caricature
Spouses—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Couples—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Sleep—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
Kissing—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
City and town life—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
Diaries—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/f10e8267-6cbd-4df7-906c-5dfa490b9a88/manifest