Two women and a small girl wearing the latest indoor fashions leash a view of royal barges

a view of royal barges on the River Thames with crowds on the bank and St Paul's Cathedral behind

Plate I of A London Nuisance

The woman on the right is also wearing a shawl that covers her head which is edged with a Greek key design

facing him

The seller then tips it out into a boy's hat

Two women and a small girl wearing the latest indoor fashions leash a view of royal bargesTwo women and a small girl wearing the latest indoor fashions, c1860. In order to achieve this full skirt look, the women would be wearing layers of petticoats and hoop cages, otherwise known as crinolines. Frills and ruffles were also added to the outside of the skirt to make it look even bigger.