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Title
Paris fashions, Summer 1873
Alternative Title
Bow-Bells Paris Fashions
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
Two women and a little girl are depicted at the beach, watching waves crash on the rocks. The woman on the left wears a straw hat with a black band and a light blue veil at the back. Her dress is purple and has tiers of ruffles on the skirt. Her jacket is gray with long bell sleeves, edged in gray satin with rosettes at the back. She holds a blue and white striped umbrella in her right hand. The little girl wears her her hair down, with a small black hat. Her skirt is knee length and is red and white striped. Her jacket is black with red lining, and red trim at the cuffs. Under it she wears a white blouse with a sailor collar trimmed with red, with a red tie at her neck. The jacket has a brown belt. Her boots are brown and end about mid-calf. She wears brown gloves. The woman on the right wears a hat with a mint green veil in the back and pink and white flowers. Her jacket is ivory with long sleeves and a shirt collar. Her bodice is black with buttons down the center front and a brown belt with an white umbrella hanging from it. Her skirt is brown and her underskirt is blue.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00438.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/436
Language
English
Subject
Women's clothing
Girls' clothing
Dresses
Color in clothing
Hats
Jackets
Umbrellas
Veils
Gloves
Stripes
Boots
Flowers
Belts (Clothing)
19th C costume England
Overcoats
Ruffle
Time Period
1870-1879
United Kingdom - High Victorian, 1860-1885
Place
England
Source
Fashion Plate, engraving (print), colored, 8.25 x 11.25 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 9

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