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5 Ladies & Child in Garden
Fashion plate depicting five women and one child. The first woman, viewed from the back, is wearing a grey dress with scalloped layers at the hem and a large bow at the center back with long, flat streamers. It is trimmed in black bands and fringe. On her head, a green cap with black lace trim. The second woman, viewed from the back, is wearing a white dress with fringed, pink drapery and rows of pink, scalloped bands at ruffles at the hem. Small floral ornaments pin the drapery to her skirt and crown her head. The child is wearing a short, white dress with a matching coat. The third woman, viewed from the back, is wearing an orange dress with rust-colored bands at the hem of her skirt and in stylized panels at the center back, trimmed with black lace. On her head, an orange cap trimmed with black lace. The fourth woman, viewed from the back, is wearing a white dress with lavender trim. It is elaborately ornamented with frills, rosettes, and fringed ribbon. The fifth woman is wearing a green dress with white lace trim and orange cording details that continue from the blouse down to the hem of the skirt.
2022.35.0489
Colored Engraving
Paper
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Fashion Plate
Historic Costume
L.A. Godey
1868
19th Century
Mid 19th Century
Old Number
2009.019.33