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Trying on new boots, or a striking proof of the danger of slight straps.
1785-1795
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Omega Project
Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 14/Normal/19th c./Artists Dighton-Doyle GA 2011.00794
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Fashion—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Accidents—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Valets—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Dwellings—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Occupations—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Trying on new boots, or a striking proof of the danger of slight straps.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 14/Normal/19th c./Artists Dighton-Doyle GA 2011.00794
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc1831cx735
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1785-1795
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 25.3 x 27.7 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature regarding fashion. Gentleman accidentally kicks valet's mouth when the boot pulls he's tugging tear off his boot straps.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Richd Dighton. Invt et sculpt.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Fashion—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Accidents—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Valets—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Dwellings—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Occupations—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/7ac34995-ad47-4eb1-9ecb-71dc5fa7e8e8/manifest