Madeley
The Bloomer costume or Tunics, Turbans, & Trousers
London, James Bruton, writer and publisher, 12, West Square, Lambeth near Bedlam
[1852]
Hand coloured lithographic upper cover to a song sheet, a large lady wearing bloomers and smoking a cheroot with two women also dressed in bloomers and tunics having a gloved fist boxing fight in the background.
350 by 240mm (13¾ by 9½ inches).
A comic song commentating on the fashion imported from the USA of bloomers and tunics in women’s clothing.
[13756]
