Title: the fashions of the day, or time past and time present
abstract: print shows a woman from "the year (1740) a ladys full dress of bombazeen", wearing a dark, padded, armor-like dress contrasted to a woman from "the year (1807) a ladys undress of bum-be-seen" wearing a light, revealing, diaphanous dress. Physical description: 1 print: aquatint, hand-colored. Notes: woodward delt.;w. Sculpt.;forms part of: british cartoon prints collection (library of congress).;"respectfuly dedicated to the fashionable editors of la belle assemblée - le beau monde &c &c. "; title from item. Date: before 1807.
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