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Fête given at the Tuileries: (1867)

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Year:
1898
Contributor:
Courboin, François, 1865-1926 (illustrator)
Genre:
color wood engravings
Subject:
Fashion > France > Paris
Palais-Royal (Paris France)
Jardin des Tuileries (Paris, France)
Parties > France > Paris
Art > Prints
Art > Fashion
1852-1870 (The Second Empire)
Local ID:
1-SIZE GT887 .U8 1898
Extent:
1 colored plate ; 10 x 15 cm.

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Abstract:
The woman depicted in this plate wears a ball gown with a leaf motif around the hem, supported by a large crinoline. The dress has a very deep, oval-shaped neckline, revealing the shoulders. She also wears a fur cloak. The men in the background wear black evening attire, complete with fitted pants and a high waisted coat with tails, as well as top hats. Abstract sources: Boucher, François. 20,000 Years of Fashion. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1967. Ruppert, Jacques. Le Costume Français. Paris: Flammarion, 1996.

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"Fête given at the Tuileries: (1867) " (1898). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86448/

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