Accession No

6033

Brief Description

print of feet spoofing phrenology, entitled “Toe-tology”; April Fool’s joke, Scottish [attributed], mid 19th century

Origin

Scotland; Edinburgh [attributed]

Maker

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

paper (two types)

Dimensions

width 225mm; height 263mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from a private individual on or before 11/4/2005.

Inscription

‘TOE-TOLOGY_versus_PHRENOLOGY._
A course of Lectures to be delivered (at the “Foot” of Arthur’s Seat.)
on the 1st of April,
To prove that there is more expression in the FOOT, than in the HEAD._’
‘Science 80’ (handwritten on reverse in pencil)

Description Notes

Print of feet spoofing phrenology, entitled “Toe-tology”; April Fool’s joke, Scottish(?), late 19th century.

small printed sheet with 16 coloured images of feet with the following captions:-
“Gossipp-pativeness-very full._”
“Large, Flirtology._”
“Blue-stocking-itiveness-immense._”
“Cheap-Shoe-Shop-itiveness._”
“Charity-Sale-itiveness & Philo-Pincushion-itiveness._”
“Waltz-itiveness large & Philo-Galopadeitiveness, immense._”
“Corn-ology - very full._”
“Philo-Pedestrian-itiveness largely developed._”
“Temperance-itiveness - very small”
“Hunt-ology & Destructiveness large._”
“Anti-Reform-itiveness - and Club-ology-prodigious._”
“Mazurka-itiveness moderate._”
“Sloven-liness - pretty full._”
“Exclusiveness - immense._”
“Domestic-activeness - rather small._”
“Combativeness - very large._”

condition fair; complete

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