TIGHT LACING, or FASHION before EASE.
Dateca. 1770
After work by
John Collet
1725(?) - 1780
Publisher
Samuel Carver
1756 - 1841
Maker
Bowles & Carver
fl. 1793 - 1832
Maker
Henry Carington Bowles
1763 - 1830
OriginEngland, London
MediumHand-colored mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOverall: 18 5/8 × 11 3/8in. (47.3 × 28.9cm)
Other: 13 3/4 × 9 7/8in. (34.9 × 25.1cm)
Other: 13 3/4 × 9 7/8in. (34.9 × 25.1cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1969-111
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "TIGHT LACING, or FASHION before EASE./ From the Original Picture by John Collet, in the possession of the Proprietors./ Printed for & Sold by Bowles & Carver, at their Map & Print Warehouse, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs"ProvenanceBefore 1969, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1969-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
