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Description
Gabrielle d'Estrée, a mistress of Henry the 4th, wears a white gown with gold detailing. There are stripes on the sleeves and at the hem and stripes create a V-pattern on her pointed, fitted bodice. Down the front of her skirt is a column of seven cross-shaped ornaments. Draped from shoulder-to-shoulder across the front of her bodice are two strands of pearls with an eight-point star ornament pinned at the center. The woman holds the ends of the pearl strands in her hand. Her other hand holds her gown slightly at the side, revealing a vivid blue underskirt. She wears a large white ruff, pendant pearl earrings, and has her hair dressed back into rows, high off her forehead. The pointed tip of a small, white shoe is visible. Behind her is a gray stone block wall, and a metal railing patterned with decorative vines and row of circles at the top.
Estrées, Gabrielle d', 1573?-1599 Clothing and dress Color in clothing Earrings Gloves Lace and lace making Pearls Sleeves Stripes Women's clothing Wrought-iron 16th C costume France
Place
France
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 8.75 x 12 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 1
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