Opera Reminiscences, Plate 2: Hat Boxes

July 14, 1829

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This fashion caricature represents two women with enormous hats seated in boxes at the theater. In 1829 Heath devoted a series of prints to female dress, focusing on huge feathered hats and puffed sleeves.

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Title: Opera Reminiscences, Plate 2: Hat Boxes
Artist: William Heath ('Paul Pry') (British, Northumbria 1794/95–1840 Hampstead)
Date: July 14, 1829
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: plate: 10 1/8 x 14 5/16 in. (25.7 x 36.4 cm)
sheet: 10 13/16 x 14 11/16 in. (27.5 x 37.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1970
Object Number: 1970.538.13
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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