French fashions, Winter 1884
Rating
Title
French fashions , Winter 1884
Plate caption
Le Moniteur de la Mode
Subject - LCSH
Binoculars Bows (Ribbon work) Gloves
Subject - Local
Bonnets (Hats) 19th C costume France
Coverage - Spatial
France
Historical decade
1880-1889
Historical period
French - Third Republic, 1870-1940
Description
A woman is wearing a long-sleeved brown dress . The bodice reaches just below her waist , and has multiple ruffles of cream lace at the neckline , the center front , the wrists , and the hem . The fabric is plain brown with a faint narrow self stripe The sleeves have a small leg o ' mutton puffing at the shoulder . There is a brown bow at the bust , princess seaming , and stiched detailing at the cuffs above the lace . The skirt has two elaborate tiers at the front , with poufed brown satin , bows , and a wide lace ruffle in each tier , above a narrow band of knife pleating at the hem . The back is plain of fabric that matches the bodice . She wears tan gloves , and holds a pair of binoculars . She wears a small brimmed brown bonnet decorated with plumes in cream , brown and pink that is tied under her chin with a brown satin ribbon .
Notes
Written on frame is "French March 1884"
Publisher
Ella Strong Denison Library
Language
fre
Source
Fashion plate , engraving (print) , colored , 6.875 x 11 inches ; Scripps College , Ella Strong Denison Library , Macpherson Collection , Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby , box 10
Collection
Fashion Plate Collection , 19th Century - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/fpc
Rights
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the Ella Strong Denison Library at http://libraries.claremont.edu/denison
Type
Image
Format
image/jp2
Object File Name
fpc00467.tif
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