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1975-268, Print
THE TARANTULA, With the method of curing those stung by it, which is effected by Music and DANCING.
1975-268, Print

THE TARANTULA, With the method of curing those stung by it, which is effected by Music and DANCING.

Dateca. 1792
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving
DimensionsOH: 14 1/8" x OW: 9"; Plate H: 11 3/4" x W: 6 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1975-268
DescriptionThe upper cartouche reads: "Engraved for/ Middleton's Complete/ System of Geography"

The lower cartouche reads: "THE TARANTULA,/ With the method of curing those stung/ by it, which is effected by Music and/ DANCING."ProvenanceBefore 1975, Pottinger-Walters Antiques (Goshen, IN); 1975-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).