The Skeleton Petticoat

The Skeleton Petticoat

1867

Engraving

Fun Almamnack 3 (1 November 1862): 57

See below for the poem accompanying the illustration that emphasizes the terrible dangers of a horrible death by fire posed by the crinoline, particularly in an age in which so many homes has open fires.

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