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A Quiet Confab
Fashion plate depicting four women. The first woman is wearing a striped, mauve dress under a heavy black mantle with quilted, melon-colored lining. On her head, a lacy white bonnet with a white ribbon bow. The second woman is wearing a simple brown dress under a grey mantle with dotted trim at the shoulders and the hem. On her head, a white bonnet with black lace trim and a pink ribbon bow. The third woman, viewed from the back, is wearing a green dress under a heavy, embroidered black mantle. On her head, a lacy bonnet with a purple ribbon bow. The fourth woman is wearing a blue dress with a two-tiered skirt under a brown mantle with a thick grey-green border. On her head, a pink bonnet with lace trim and a pink ribbon bow.
2022.35.0122
Colored Engraving
Paper
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Fashion Plate
Historic Costume
L.A. Godey
circa 1869
19th Century
Mid 19th Century
Technique: Hand Colored
A Quiet Confab.
English
Old Number
2000.032