Vintage Facsimile Framed "Macaroni" Prints: "The Bishop of Eider Down or A Pillar of the Church/With its Proper Capital Macaroni" - The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 

This print and nine others were purchased by me for our home in the late 60's or early 70's,  and we enjoyed them for many years. Wikipedia defines it thus: A Macaroni (or formerly macaroni) in mid-18th century England was a fashionable fellow who dressed and even spoke in an outlandishly affected and epicene manner. The term pejoratively referred to a man who "exceeded the ordinary bounds of fashion" in terms of clothes, fastidious eating, and gambling.  He mixed Continental affections with his English nature, like a practitioner of macaroni verse(which mixed English and Latin to comic effect), laying himself open to satire ...The Macaroni's were precursor to the dandies, who came as a more masculine reaction to the excesses of the macaroni, far from their present connotation of effeminacy".  These prints reflect the satire of the time, each character had a name, depicting them as they were viewed by much of society.  This is a framed print and in pristine condition.  I have listed all prints separately in case someone only needs or wants a particular one(s).  I will be glad to combine shipping for multiple purchases.  I have been very careful keeping them safe over the years since they hung on my wall.

Please look carefully at all photos as they are part of the listing and ask any questions before bidding.  All pre-owned jewelry and linens that I sell have been carefully cleaned before they are listed for sale.  If there is ever any problem with your purchase, rest assured that I will do my best to correct it.  Also, please visit my eBay store…Antieeknut… to see an interesting collection of antiques, collectibles, jewelry and some new items. Shipped by USPS.