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Title
French fashions, Spring 1846
Alternative Title
Les Modes Parisiennes.
Publication Information
Ella Strong Denison Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the Ella Strong Denison Library at http://www.scrippscollege.edu/denison/
Description
Two women stand in a church. The woman on the left is much shorter and wears a light gray dress with a sash at the waist and a white collar. A long sheer gray veil hangs down her back and over her shoulders. She holds a staff in one hand and places a donation into a box with the other. The woman on the right is taller and wears a white ruched bonnet with a purple flower and green leaves as decoration. Her dress is made from orange and blue striped fabric which creates "V" shapes on the bodice and runs vertically down her skirt. A vivid blue cloak with ruched edges is wrapped around her shoulders and she holds a white handkerchief in her gloved hands. A column wrapped in a garland of white roses stands in the left side of the frame. A large blue stained glass window with two figures is faintly visible in the background along with another column and vaulted arches.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00326.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/400
Language
French
Subject
Bodices
Bows (Ribbon work)
Church
Clothing and dress
Color in clothing
Columns
Dresses
Flowers
Gloves
Handkerchiefs
Hats
Lace and lace making
Ribbons
Roses
Sashes (Clothing)
Shawls
Stripes
Veils
Women's clothing
Women's hats
Bonnets (Hats)
Time Period
1840-1849
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 7.25 x 10.75 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 7

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