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Allgemeine Modenzeitung, October 1857
Fashion plate depicting six men and a woman. The first man is in jockey attire: a black jacket with green jockeys, collar, lapels, and cuffs, white breeches, top boots, and a green jockey cap. The second man is wearing a dark green morning coat and pale blue trousers. On his head, a pale blue hat. The third man, viewed from the back, is wearing a black frock coat and brown trousers. The woman is wearing a black mantle over a dark green dress trimmed with black ribbons in a zig-zag detail down the sides. On her head, a straw hat with pink ribbons. The fourth man is wearing a dark brown topcoat with a velvet collar over tan, speckled trousers. The fifth man is wearing a lighter brown overcoat over grey trousers. The sixth man is wearing a black morning coat over grey trousers with a band down the side. The latter three men are all wearing black top hats.
2022.35.0342
Colored Engraving
Paper
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Fashion Plate
Historic Costume
Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung
1857
19th Century
Mid 19th Century
October 1857. Allgemeine Modenzeitung
German
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