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Description
A woman and a young girl are depicted in a parlor. The woman on the left wears her hair up and a veil attached, accented with a flower. She may be dressed for her wedding or her communion. Her white dress has a plain jewel neck and long sleeves. Ruffles trim her bodice and sleeves. She holds a gold and red bracelet with a cross in her left hand. The girl on the right wears a communion outfit. She has her hair up and a white lace veil attached. Her white dress has a plain collar and long sleeves. The dress has a ribbon tied at the waist. The caps of her sleeves, the lower sleeves, and the hem have decorative bands of white on white stripes. She holds a prayer book in her right hand. Both skirts are very wide; it is the height of the crinoline fashion.
Women's clothing Girls' clothing Color in clothing Wedding costume Veils Lace and lace making Flowers Books Stripes 19th C costume France Ruffle Shirtwaists
Time Period
1860-1869 French - Second Empire, 1852-1870
Place
France
Source
Fashion Plate, engraving (print), colored, 7.375 x 10.625 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 9
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