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| Keywords: Neckclothitania-1818.gif An image showing some cravat-tying illustrations engraved by George Cruikshank and also partial descriptive text taken from Neckclothitania or Tietania being an essay on Starchers by One of the Cloth published by J J Stockdale Sept 1st 1818 This contains factual information but is also a caricature of dandies who allegedly devoted exaggerated importance and great effort to the arrangement of their neckcloths It contains some over-the-top facetious touches -- such as Yeux de fille en extase as the name of a color For more of the text of Neckclothitania see Anne Woodley's site http //homepages ihug co nz/~awoodley/regency/tie html Mainly scanned from Fabric of Society A Century of People and their Clothes 1770-1870 by Jane Tozer and Sarah Levitt 1818-09-01 Creator George Cruikshank PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT 1818 Cruikshank Caricatures of fashion Neckwear in art 1810s fashion Engravings by George Cruikshank Clothing diagrams Cravats in art Regency era | ||||
