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Costume Parisien 1816, (1583)
Fashion plate depicting the back view of a woman in a white dress with long sleeves and a uniquely embroidered band above the hem of the skirt that matches the shape of the cuffs of the sleeve and the frills at the collar. At the empire waist, a blue ribbon sash is tied. On her head, a tall white bonnet with a veil draped over the brim.
2022.35.0602
Colored Engraving
Paper
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Fashion Plate
Historic Costume
Journal des Dames et des Modes
1816
19th Century
Early 19th Century
1816. Costume Parisien. / (1583) / Chapeau de paille d'Italie. Robe de Perkale.
French
Old Number
2019.011.3
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