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Description
Two women walk outdoors. A house and trees are visible behind them. The woman on the left wears a red bonnet with a white plume. Her dress is red with a wide gathered flounce at the hem. She wears a black double-breasted mantelet, with black buttons and long bell sleeves. The hem and sleeves are edged with a wide band of black satin bordered with black lace ruffles. She holds a pair of eyeglasses in her right hand. The woman on the right wears a small white hat with a veil in the back and a white flower with black leaves in front. Her dress is beige with three rows of white ruffles with black edging and pleats in between at the hem. She has a matching jacket with a low collar and long bell sleeves. Her jacket is edged in the white ruffles. Both skirts have the elaborate back detailing of the bustle fashion.
Women's clothing Color in clothing Dresses Hats Coats Buttons Lace and lace making Feathers Stripes Pleats (Sewing) 19th C costume England Bonnets (Hats) Mantelets
Time Period
1870-1879 United Kingdom - High Victorian, 1860-1885
Place
England
Source
Fashion Plate, engraving (print), colored, 8.25 x 11 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 9
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