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Description
Two women are depicted outside. The woman on the left wears her hair up and decorated with black ribbon. Her white dress has small black polka dots and has a v-neck and wide lapels. She has long full sleeves with black bows at the wrists. At her waist is a black ribbon tied into a bow. Down the sides of her skirt are a series of small black bows. She wears a cross on her necklace and carries a fan. The woman on the left wears a yellow bonnet with pink flowers and yellow ribbons. Her purple dress has elbow length bell sleeves. She wears a white blouse with full sleeves and a lace collar. Her bodice buttons down the front. Along her skirt and sleeves are triple rows of narrow black lace ruffles in zigzags. She sets a black lace shawl on the bench next to her. Behind the women is a vista of a lake and trees.
Women's clothing Color in clothing Ribbons Bows (Ribbon work) Fans Necklaces Jewelry-Religious aspects Hats Flowers Stripes Lace and lace making Shawls 19th C costume France Bonnets (Hats) Lapels Ruffle Shirtwaists
Time Period
1850-1859 French - Second Empire, 1852-1870
Place
France
Source
Fashion Plate, engraving (print), colored, 7.875 x 11.25; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 8
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