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| Keywords: 1787-prostitutes-caricature.jpg 1787 caricature of prostitutes giving an idea of their clothing and attire When in public they were more often decked out in faded finery worn in an inappropriate context rather than in clothing that would seem particularly revealing or sexy in 21st-century eyes Note the fire insurance company badge mounted on the building; at that time each fire insurance company had an associated firefighting unit which would usually only put out fires at establishments of paying customers ---- Bibliographic information found on LoC site TITLE Retail traders not affected by the shop tax CALL NUMBER PC 3 - 1787--Retail traders A size P P REPRODUCTION NUMBER LC-USZ62-132976 b w film copy neg No known restrictions on publication SUMMARY Print shows three women standing inside the entrance to an establishment labeled Neat lodgings for men over which is a bust of a Turk's Head on a pedestal labeled Bagnio ; a notice in the window states For the benefit of the Dowager Eve this every evening by permission of their Worships such things are MEDIUM 1 print etching ; 27 4 x 20 cm plate CREATED/PUBLISHED London Pub'd for the proprietor by E Macklew No 9 Haymarket W Moore No 48 New Bond Street 1787 March 2nd NOTES Title from item Watermark on center of paper DLC Attributed to William Dent Forms part of British Cartoon Collection Library of Congress SUBJECTS Prostitution--England--1780-1790 Taxes--England--1780-1790 Brothels--England--1780-1790 FORMAT Cartoons Commentary British 1780-1790 Etchings British 1780-1790 REPOSITORY Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington D C 20540 USA DIGITAL ID b w film copy neg cph 3c32976 http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/cph 3c32976 CARD 2003674093 Edited from image http //memory loc gov/master/pnp/cph/3c30000/3c32000/3c32900/3c32976u tif on the Library of Congress website http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/cph 3c32976 1787-03-02 Attributed to William Dent PD-old-100 1780s fashion 1787 cartoons 18th-century caricatures Feathered headdresses in art female Line art Panniers clothing in art Prostitutes in art Prostitution in the United Kingdom | ||||
