Description
- Abstract:
- The woman depicted in this plate is wearing a dress with a wide bell skirt, accented by a corset. Her dress is relatively unadorned with narrower sleeves. She also wears a flat beret. The man is wearing a top hat, a darker high waisted coat with lighter colored and fairly fitted pants. Abstract sources: Ruppert, Jacques. Le Costume Français. Paris : Flammarion, 1996. Boucher, François. 20,000 Years of Fashion. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1967.
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Citation
"A Sentimental walk in the Abbey of Longchamps:
(1836)
"
(1898).
Paris: Capital of the 19th Century.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86423/
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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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