A woman wearing a high wig and protective hood entering into a breakfast parlour and being greeted by another woman wearing an elaborate wig and hat with feathers attached to the back of it; in the background a seated man looks on and a maid-servant brings in a tray of tea things. Mezzotint, 1778.

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1 January 1778
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31726i
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A woman wearing a high wig and protective hood entering into a breakfast parlour and being greeted by another woman wearing an elaborate wig and hat with feathers attached to the back of it; in the background a seated man looks on and a maid-servant brings in a tray of tea things. Mezzotint, 1778. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard) : Publish'd as the Act directs by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, 1 January 1778.

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1 print : mezzotint ; image 33 x 25.2 cm

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A morning visit _ or the fashionable dresses for the year 1777. Bears number: "373"

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Wellcome Collection 31726i

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