James Gillray.鈥楢dvantages of wearing Muslin Dresses ! 鈥?dedicated to the serious attention of the Fashionable Ladies of Great Britain'. A large lady; sitting with a man and woman at a tea table; reacts in horror as a hot poker from the fire falls on her dress and sets it on fire. The man sits helplessly while the second woman upsets the table in her alarm. A butler; entering the room; drops a plate of muffins; and a cat scampers away from the fire. A painting of Mt. Vesuvius hangs over the fireplace.London; 1818.From: The caricatures of Gillray; with historical and political illustrations; biographical anecdotes and notices. pt. I-IX.745. a. 6 facing page 6London; British Library.