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Description
A woman in the costume of Eude Inv. des Ursins. She wears a magenta sideless surcoat dress with fur edging. Her underdress is ornately patterned and gold with fur cuffs, and her petticoat is black, with one black pointed shoe showing. A small section of her elaborate gold belt, worn below the waist, is visible on her right hip. She holds up the long overskirt to the front of her waist with her left hand. She wears an ornate horned headdress decorated with gold and gems, covered with a transparent white short veil edged in gold. She wears a gold necklace of linked circles with a circle pendant, and stands next to a table covered with a green cloth, holding a red and gold book.
Clothing and dress Women's clothing Fur garments Headgear Necklaces Color in clothing Tables Books Women's shoes 15th C costume France Horned headdresses Sideless surcoats (Dresses)
Place
France
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 8.75 x 12.125 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 1
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