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2 Ladies and 1 Man in Blue Frock Coat

Object/Artifact

First lady in green striped pelisse with elaborate ruff, holds red beads. White hat with green trim. Man in long dark blue overcoat with standing collar and military buttons. Top hat. Other lady in gray evening dress with rose garlands along hem, short sleeves and wide straight neckline. Roses in hair. Gray gloves. Looks like the gray paintbrush struck again

2022.35.0167

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung

1818

Technique: Hand Colored

French

Moden Z. 1818. No. 14.

German

fashion plate

print

frock coat

dress

Old Number

2000.076.27

Paper

Print

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