A macarony alderman and his rib mb-width 4956 The house of a Mr

The house of a Mr Smith

45 posters in humourous juxtaposition on a fence

view of Cold Bath Fields House of Correction

carrying samples of her wares

the nearer one has been specially enlarged to accommodate a woman sporting an enormous hair-style which was the fashion of the day

A macarony alderman and his rib mb-width 4956 The house of a Mr'A macarony alderman and his rib', c1770. A fat alderman with an elaborate wig strolls with a woman, presumably his wife, as in the Biblical creation of Eve from Adam's rib. At the time their clothing was seen as being in extravagant continental style, the term macaroni being applied to fops and dandies and to those who emulated continental fashions.