New Invented Elastic Breeches, [1775 - 1827]
Item — Box: LF100 Box 1
Reference code: LF100/58
Scope and Contents
Hand-coloured etching. Inscription: in plate within image, a sign that reads: 'Ramskin / Elastic Spring Breeches / Maker / They set Close to the Hips / and never alter their / Shape which Thousands / can Testify - Likewise / a large & curious / Assortment of Braches / Balls Straps -- / Boot Garters'. Inscribed in plate within image, lower left: Nixon inv-t'; lower right: 'Rowlandson scul'. Description from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Dates
- Creation: [1775 - 1827]
Conditions Governing Access
Physical item available by appointment in our Reading Room
Extent
1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Contact:
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk