Image of a woman exiting a public transit omnibus, marked "Bowery and 61st St." and "3rd Avenue," presumably in New York City, as men inside the vehicle look on; her skirts are caught on the doorknob revealing a coffee sack, with the text "Java Burnt and Ground Shilling Per Pound," in place of a petticoat or underskirt; the woman wears a full-skirted dress, mantle, feathered bonnet, lace-up shoes, and carries a parasol. "Published by J. Baillie, 87th. near 3rd. Avenue N.Y."--text, bottom center margin. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1848, by J. Baillie, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 35.56 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.)
Clothing and dress--Pictorial works Dresses--Pictorial works Fashion--Pictorial works Street railroads--Pictorial works Women--Pictorial works Women's clothing--Pictorial works Cartoons (Commentary). (gmgpc) Lithographs--Color--1825-1850. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fashion Small Size Garments The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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