Description
- Abstract:
- This woman depicted in this plate is wearing a dress with leg-of mutton sleeves that billow out along the length of the arms, a very wide bell skirt, acccentuated by a narrow, belted waistline (most likely aided by a tightly laced corset). Her hair is in plaits arranged close to her head and covered with an 'Alsatian cap,' or flat beret-style hat almost vertically at the back of the head. The little girl is wearing pantalettes under her dress, which is fairly elaborate and similar to adult clothing. Abstract sources: Boucher, François. 20,000 Years of Fashion. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1967.
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Citation
"In the Champs-Elysées:
1832
"
(1898).
Paris: Capital of the 19th Century.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86413/
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Paris: Capital of the 19th Century
...The project, "Paris, Capital of the 19th century," initiated by the French Studies and Comparative Literature Departments of Brown University, provides a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.
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