A scarecrow, 1793
A scarecrow of 1793 - a woman wearing a fashionable, but ridiculed, high-waisted gown (with watch fob) which makes it appear that her legs begin under her bosom. She also carries a giant fan, and wears large hooped earrings, and a turban with besom-like decoration and five huge feathers
Picture No
10640437
Media ID
47556135
Size
3300px x 5119px
(2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration by John Ashton in Old Times
Date
1793
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