NEW SHOES.

Date1793 & Jan. 1, 1794

Publisher S. W. Fores

Engraver Thomas Rowlandson

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white etching with aquatint and period hand color

DimensionsOH: 11 7/8" x W: 9 1/2"; Plate H: 11 /4" x W: 9 1/4"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object number1939-294

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: " NEW SHOES./Pub.d Jan.y 1. 1794 by S W Fores, N.o 3, Piccadilly/ SWF"ProvenanceBefore 1932, Frederick Keppel & Co. [1868-1940] (New York, NY);1932, purchased by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller [1874-1948] (New York, NY); 1939-given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).