Fashion — 1768-1780
Grown Men taught to Dance / Grown Ladies taught to Dance
The images on this handkerchief satirise the fashion for dancing lessons in the French style, which was considered by critics to be effeminate. In both of the central scenes, men are shown learning how to dance, while dressed in tight-fitting 'Macaroni' fashions of the period.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 2015.15/1
- Object name:
- Grown Men taught to Dance / Grown Ladies taught to Dance
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1768-1780
- Material:
cotton, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 660 mm, W 695 mm (distorted)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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Credit: London Museum
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