The bum shop – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare antique engraving captures The bum shop in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The bum shop
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The title, "The bum shop," points to the padded hip supports that many women wore beneath their skirts in the 1780s, which London caricaturists loved to mock. This July 1785 engraving was published by S.W. Fores, a London print seller who issued many topical satires of the period. Its record lists "Women" and "Clothing" as subjects, so the joke likely turns on the exaggerated silhouette of the fashion itself. The date and attribution come from an unverified caption card, so the details of the scene should be read with that caveat in mind.
| Created / published | 1785 July 11. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Notes | Engraving published by S.W. Fores. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Women; Clothing; Cartoons, Br.; Pub. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,111 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157497 |
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