The Bum Shop, July 11, 1785, Hand-colored etching, sheet: 12 3/16 x 17 5/16 in. (31 x 44 cm), Prints, Attributed to R. Rushworth (British, active 1785–86), By the 1780s the London fashion for high hair had been replaced by an exaggerated female silhouette that featured an inflated bust and enlarged rump, both achieved with the help of props. In this print, fashionable women visit a 'Bum Shop' to buy bustles and are shown trying on various models
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Bum Shop, July 11, 1785, Hand-colored etching, sheet, 12 3/16 x 17 5/16, 31 44 cm, Prints, Attributed to R. Rushworth, British, active, 1785–86, 1780s, London fashion, high hair, replaced, exaggerated female silhouette, featured, inflated bust, enlarged rump, achieved, help, props, print, fashionable women, visit, buy bustles, shown trying, various models
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