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Bonnets, Lingerie Caps, and Turbans

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Fashion plate depicting the busts of three women. The first woman has her hair in a high coiffure with pink plumes. The second woman's head is crowned with a fan of embroidered and starched frills with gauze streamers down the back. The third woman is viewed from the back with a high coiffure decorated with white plumes. Around them, the front and back views of a wired lingerie cap with pink ribbon, a pink turban with a wired armature and a large plume, a wide-brimmed white hat with plumes and lace, and a lingerie cap with multi-colored floral decorations.

2022.35.0256

Colored Engraving

Paper

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Fashion Plate

Historic Costume

1828 - 1830

19th Century

Early 19th Century

Richter-sc.

Old Number

2004.164.02

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