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Title
The Nymph, circa 1715
Alternative Title
La Nymphe à la taille légère sous l'apparence de sortir seule pour s'hyverner dans une promenade publique, jette les yeux de
Contributor
Watteau (artist)
Dupin (engraver)
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
A woman wears a morning dress with a black bodice and short black overskirt. The underskirt is a gray purple and gathered and puffed up at the back. At knee height is a white ruffle and a lighter white tier that ends in another ruffle at her ankles. The woman's stockings are white, and her high heeled shoes are pink. The woman has a white fichu or kerchief around her neck and carries a large white muff with two pink bows. Her hat appears to be straw, and is adorned with dark green bows and a spotted, white pouf of fabric. She is shown in profile.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00026.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/22
Language
French
Subject
Bows (Ribbon work)
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Hosiery
Women's clothing
Women's hats
Women's shoes
Shawls
Muffs
Ruffle
Stockings
Morning dress
18th C costume France
Place
France
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 9.625 x 13.25 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 1
Relation
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/fpc

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