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2 Women, 1 Man, 1 Boy

Print

Fashion plate depicting two women, one man, and one boy. The first woman is wearing a blue dress with short, puffed sleeves. The dress is trimmed in black netting ending in blue frills. At the hem, dagged sculptural elements with dark blue piping. On her head, a wide-brimmed white hat with pale pink ribbons and drooping plumes. The second woman is wearing a pink dress with short, puffed sleeves and pink bows along the sleeves and the front of the dress, arranged in a vine-like style with flowers attached. The boy is wearing a navy-blue spencer with pale blue pantaloons and a maroon waistcoat. On his head, a maroon cap. In his hand, a ball. The man is wearing a black frockcoat over a dark green waistcoat and black cravat. Above them, two sketches of the back views of the women's torsos. Probably from Moden Z.

2022.35.0335

Colored Engraving

Paper

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Fashion Plate

Historic Costume

Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung

circa 1831

19th Century

Early 19th Century

No. 52

German

Old Number

2005.110.08

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