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Frilly Ladies and Girl in Pink

Object/Artifact

One lady in pale green tiered dress and black mantle gesturing to another wearing blue and brown tiered dress, each with elbow length bell sleeves and very frilled undersleeves. Also a little girl dressed in a flaring pink tiered dress with bretelles and cross straps in front. Altogether very frillly. Marked: “Magasin des demoiselles....Bureaux du Journal 51 Rue Lafitte Paris.”

2022.35.0115

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Magasin des Demoiselles

1860 - 1866

Technique: Hand Colored

French

print

fashion plate

Old Number

98.077

Image size about 6.5” x 10.5”

Paper

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