The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 310
WESTON, Priscilla and Amelia. The Canadian Giantesses. Newc...
Estimate: $400 - $800
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WESTON, Priscilla and Amelia.?THE CANADIAN GIANTESSES.?Newcastle Upon Tyne: W. Boag, ca. 1840. Letterpress broadside bears a wood-engraved image of the twenty-two-year-old twin sisters, ?each standing nearly seven feet high.? In conjunction with their appearance is an albino woman, ?the skin on her head is a fine pink colour, and her neck is as white as snow.? A waxwork exhibit rounds out the bill. Framed to 23? ? 11". Tears, cracks, and browning visible, but not examined out of frame.
