Bloomer Costumes of Woman's Emancipation

Bloomer Costumes of Woman's Emancipation

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Description (Brief)
Colored print; six women dressed in bloomer costumes. One is smoking a cigar. Four wear womens' hats, two wear mens' hats. Three carry umbrellas, one carries a crop. Bulldog in foreground.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
lithograph
Object Type
Lithograph
date made
ca 1853
maker
unknown
place made
World
Physical Description
hand-colored (image production method/technique)
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
image: 8 in x 11 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 29.21 cm
ID Number
DL.60.2304
catalog number
60.2304
accession number
228146
Credit Line
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
subject
bloomers
Pets
Adornment
Reform Movements
Political Caricatures
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Peters Prints
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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