Image of a woman using a pair of suspenders to drop from a second-story window frame to the ground; a man waits for her with arms outstretched as a male figure in a cap and dressing gown leans out the window with a candle in hand to survey the scene; woman and man below are dressing in historical costume; interlocking "WB&C" monogram at bottom center in stylized belt frame for West, Bradley & Cary Manufacturing Company. "The Graphic Co. Lith. 39 & 41 Park Place N.Y."--text, bottom left margin. "Entered [according to Act] of Congress in the year 1874 by West, Bradley & Cary in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washn. D.C."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 40.32 x 18.26 cm (15 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Advertising--Clothing and dress Men--Pictorial works Suspenders--Pictorial works Women--Pictorial works West, Bradley & Cary Manufacturing Company Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Labels. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fashion Large Size Accessories The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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