Modes de Paris 1843, No. 41 A
Fashion plate depicting seven torsos. Top left is wearing a blue dress with short, cap sleeves with lace frill and a two-tiered lace collar. Top center is wearing a pink dress with an embroidered pelerine. On her head, a white cap with green and white lappets. Top right is wearing a white dress with a lace-trimmed silk bertha and a full veil. Center, viewed from the back, is wearing a pink dress with a double-bertha. Bottom left is wearing a blue dress with long, tight sleeves and a pelerine with a rosette at the center. On her head, a white lace headband with roses and long lappets. Bottom center, viewed from the back, is wearing a white dress with a wide bertha and a full veil. Bottom right is wearing a green dress with short sleeves and a wide, lace bertha. On her head, a day cap with pink flowers and leafy tendrils.
2022.35.0467
Colored Engraving
Paper
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Fashion Plate
Historic Costume
Modes de Paris
1843
19th Century
Mid 19th Century
No. 41. A. Modes de Paris. 1843
French
Old Number
2009.019.11