A MACARONI FRENCH COOK.

Dateca. 1772

Publisher Matthew Darly ca. 1720 - 1780

MediumLine engraving on laid paper with hand coloring

DimensionsOH: 10 1/4" x OW: 7 1/8"; Plate H: 9 3/4" x W: 6 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1953-52

DescriptionUpper corner: "16"
The lower margin reads: "A MACARONI FRENCH COOK./ Pub.d accord.g to Act Aug.t 9.th by M. Darly 39 Strand."Label TextA man dressed macaroni fashion with enormous club wig, red cap & jacket, blue apron, and holding saucepan, approaches stove at right; his hat & sword hang on the wall of neatly arranged kitchen with cooking utensils and a bunch of carrots. The prevailing colors are pale green, orange and gray.ProvenanceBefore 1953, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1953-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).