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The crinoline storm signal : a warning to young ladies at the sea-side.

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George Du Maurier
1834-1896

The crinoline storm signal : a warning to young ladies at the sea-side.

[London : s.n., 1863?]
wood engraving
image: 175 x 115 mm; sheet: 209 x 140 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1107
Notes
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier(?) or possibly John Leech, for Punch, Nov. 28, 1863, p. 218.
Provenance

From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Summary

Cartoon shows a man and two young women looking at two crinolines suspended from a pole to serve as a storm signal.

Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints