Description
- Abstract:
- This plate depicts a woman passing in front of the 'Compagnie des Indes.' The woman in this plate wears a pink dress supported by a wide crinoline as well as a 'manteau impératrice' or an imperial coat in fur. She wears a bonnet that reveals a bit of hair around the ears, delicately embellished with ribbon. The men are wearing somber colors, while the other man wears an English riding costume. Abstract source: Ruppert, Jacques. Le Costume Français. Paris: Flammarion, 1996.
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"A smart corner on the Rue Richelieu:
The East India Company's warehouse (1854)
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(1898).
Paris: Capital of the 19th Century.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86436/
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Paris: Capital of the 19th Century
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