A HINT to MARRIED MEN.
DateAugust 1, 1787
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 14 1/8" x OW: 10 1/4"; Plate H: 13 7/8" x W: 9 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-888
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "A HINT to MARRIED MEN./ Ye Husbands who wish to live peaceable lives/ Ne'er admit a Frizure, to the rooms of your Wives/ When the Lady's in disshabille, & a bed's near/ There is often two methods of dressing the hair./ Published 1.st Aug.st 1787, by Rob.t Sayer, 53, Fleet Street, London."ProvenanceBefore 1960, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1960-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
Leaf: 1790-1810; Sticks: 1745-1760
ca. 1785
Emeline A. Howland (February 27, 1819-July 30, 1873)
October 26th, 1827 (dated)
