The Allamode Bear-baiting, or the Swinish Litter, with Top-knots (BM 1868,0808.3412)

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The Allamode Bear-baiting, or the Swinish Litter, with Top-knots (BM 1868,0808.3412)

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Satire on women's fashion showing from left to right, a snarling sow with four piglets all dressed with ribboned headdresses (fontanges), the sow wearing a lace hood, a snarling bear led by his keeper and a fighting dog who backs off fearfully; all three dressed in the same fashion as the sow. Descriptive verses within the image and in three columns below.
Hand-colouring engraving

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1706
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British Museum
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