Harvard Art Museums > 2009.150: Bonnet Building Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Bonnet Building (George Cruikshank) , 2009.150,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/333538. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.150 People George Cruikshank, British (London, England 1792 - 1878 London, England) Title Bonnet Building Other Titles Series/Book Title: Scraps and Sketches, plate 2 Classification Prints Work Type print Date May 20, 1828 Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/333538 Physical Descriptions Medium Etching on chine collé Technique Etching Dimensions chine collé: 23.7 × 32.2 cm (9 5/16 × 12 11/16 in.) plate: 27.5 × 37.5 cm (10 13/16 × 14 3/4 in.) sheet: 32.5 × 41.9 cm (12 13/16 × 16 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: lower center, in plate: - 'Buy a Bonnet - Box - ? - / (Designed Etched & Published by G.r Cruikshank - May 20th 1828 - ) inscription: center, in plate: It is excessively elegant indeed! / but dear me! I shall never be able to get into a carriage with it / O, make yourself, perfectly easy about that / Madame -- A friend of mine is building / carriages on purpose! / Bonnet Building inscription: lower left, in plate: Bow Church Belles inscription: lower right, in plate: Fatal effects of tight lacing & large Bonnets - inscription: upper left, in plate: Great Nash ! heed woman's proud desire / Raise Storey's gate two stories higher / - Lady Dashington's Bonnet Stops the way ! - inscription: upper center, in plate: Madame L's light Bonnet van - inscription: upper right, in plate: Section of the Bonnet carriage inscription: lower left, blue ink: 2 Provenance Recorded Ownership History JB Neumann, probably before 1932, bequest; to Elsa Schmid Neumann, his wife, and Peter Neumann, his son, 1961, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2009 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Reid 1458; Cohn (1924)180 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Peter G. and Elizabeth S. Neumann Accession Year 2009 Object Number 2009.150 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
