'Living Made Easy', print, London, England, 1830
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- McLean, Thomas
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Print. Living Made Easy. Revolving Hat. / London. Pubd. by T
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Print. Living Made Easy. Revolving Hat. / London. Pubd. by T. McLean, 26, Haymarket. Jany 1, 1830. Etching, handcol.; trimmed to 15.7x25.5cm.
The ‘revolving hat’ shown here is a caricature of the accessories a fashionable gentleman in the 1830s should possess. The hat removes the ‘intolerable trouble of holding them’. That's why the print’s name is ‘Living Made Easy.’
The accessories include spectacles, hearing trumpet, a scent box and a cigar. Spectacles and eyeglasses were functional and fashionable. They existed in different varieties and designs. A range of materials was used. Varieties included a quizzer eyeglass like the man on the right is looking through. The scent box is probably a form of pomander filled with sweet smelling herbs. These were believed to protect against disease spread by foul smells and miasma.
