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Description
A man and a woman are depicted outside with a pavilion flying the French flag and three men on horseback behind them. The is a large sculpture of a seated woman behind them on a pedestal. The woman stands on the left and wears a white bonnet, trimmed with pink ruched ribbons, pink flowers, and pink and white striped ribbons. Her dress is a matching pink with white lace decoration at the center front. She wears a pink shawl with white lace accents and wide yellow knotted fringe. Behind her stands a gentleman holding her pink parasol to shade her from the sun. He wears a white high collared shirt with a black cravat, a gray double-breasted vest, and a black frock coat. His pants are a light olive green with dark lines forming squares in a Tattersall plaid. He holds a black top hat in his right hand.
Women's clothing Men's clothing Color in clothing Dresses Hats Shawls Flowers Lace and lace making Parasols Jackets Vests Pants 18th C costume France Bonnets (Hats) Checker pattern Frock coats Fringe Top hats
Time Period
1840-1849 French - Second Republic, 1848-1852
Place
France
Source
Fashion Plate, engraving (print), colored, 7.5 x 10.875 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 8
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