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2 Men, 3 Ladies, Boy and 4 Straw Hats

Object/Artifact

Man in frock coat with high rounded collar and lapels, tabs for buttons. Discreet large-scale gray check pantaloons. Boy shows back of blue coat that suggest a frock coat with minitails, tan trowsers. Lady in pale blue-green brocade dress, skirt has 3 scalloped tiers and a basque with matching scalloped bottom, elbow length slightly belled sleeves; fringed parasol. Next wears blue striped dress with tablier effect down CF of skirt, formed by narrow self frills. Deep V neck spanned by straps, over fancy chemisette. Long bell sleeves ending in deep self frills. Pink parasol. Next wears pink brocade, simple, with large matching mantle finished with wide flat-pleated frill. Man wear dark blue morning coat? over light blue patterned waistcoat and gray trowsers. 4 straw hats at top.

2022.35.0018

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1851

fashion plate

print

Old Number

2006.119.18

Paper

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