18th Century Ear Trumpets

Last updated: Jan 5, 2024

• Diagram of ear trumpets by Frederick Deckers, 1710
• The Cockpit (Pit Ticket) by William Hogarth, 1759
• Grown Gentlemen taught to Dance, 1768
• A ladle-style ear trumpet, possibly c. 1770, from the Packington collection
• Modern Moonshine, or the Wonders of Great Britain, 1774
• The Asylum for the Deaf by Paul Sandby, late 18th century
• Lady Huntington’s Chapel Bath, 1780s-1790s
• James Hutton, 1786
• Friends by the Ears, 1786
• Sir Joshua Reynolds in The Exhibition of the Royal Academy 1787 (see also the Royal Academy’s bio for Sir Joshua Reynolds)
• A Pair of Pretty Ones, 1794
• Justice Mittimus at a Loss how to Act in this Affair, 1794
• About Your Business, 1795
• French General retiring, on account of their health, 1799
• Silver ear trumpet made in London in 1814