“He brought my clothes very ill made, and quite out of shape.” - Page 195 · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “He brought my clothes very ill made, and quite out of shape.” - Page 195
Subject: Clothing; Tailors; Kings and Rulers; Sewing in Literature; Fictitious Characters; Fictional Works; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Laputa; England
Description: Gulliver was allowed to stay at the palace with the King of Laputa, and the King ordered new clothes for Gulliver. The clothes however, because of the Laputan's lack of attentiveness surrounding the world, were of poor quality and did not fit Gulliver. In this image we see Gulliver trying on his clothes which were much too large, while a tailor stands next to him, holding scissors, a compass, and protractor.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22060
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_22060_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Clothing; Tailors; Kings and Rulers; Sewing in Literature; Fictitious Characters; Fictional Works; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures