Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964, British
Title:
George Fox Shows His Leather Breeches at Hellett
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 15/16 x 9 15/16 inches (20.1 x 25.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in black ink, lower center: "And there was a Captain stoode uppe after ye meeting was donne and asked mee where my Leather Britches was.? and I lett ye Man run | on awile and att last I helde uppe my Coate and saide 'Heere is my leather Britches which frightens all ye Priests and Professors."; lower right: "George Fox his Journal."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B2009.26.2
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
illustration | Religious Society of Friends | men | Quaker meeting house | benches | chairs | hats | coats | capes | breeches (trousers) | staffs | historical subject | meeting
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:61996