Image of a bedroom scene with a woman with one arm raised wearing a fitted white evening dress with full skirt and wide neckline as a seamstress or maid sews on a plaited ruffle trim; two young girls look on with a amusement as kittens play with the yards of ruffle trailing down onto the floor; cards, spools, and boxes of ruffles with labels like "Ruche de Czarina" are scattered around the vignette; large urn with floral arrangement visible at left; small medallion with a girl holding ruffles in both hands that reads, "Trade mark patent patent" visible top center. Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history. "J.H. Bufford's Lith. 490 Washn. St. Boston."--text, bottom center margin. "Silver flax tape trimmings."--text, on rug, bottom left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 55.88 x 71.12 cm (22 x 28 in.)
Advertising--Clothing and dress Children's clothing--Pictorial works Fashion--Pictorial works Notions (Merchandise) Women's clothing--Pictorial works Elm City Co Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fashion Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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