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Direct scan of object
The Toilet.
Direct scan of object

The Toilet.

Date1740-1755
After work by Jean Baptiste Joseph Pater
Engraver Jean Simon (1675 - 1751)
OriginEngland
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 10 1/4" x OW: 14 1/4"; Plate H: 9 3/4" x W: 13 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-339,A
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "The Toilet./ I.B. Pater pinx./ The Comb, the Glass, and ev'ry Gin,/ By which the Coquets the unwary win,/ May for a time Young Foplings please,/ And Adorations claim with Ease,/ But She who'd fix the Unerring Dart,/ Must like you (Iris) charm the Heart."