Plate 19, Costume Parisien (Parisian Costume), Journal des Dames et des Modes (Journal of Ladies and Fashion), Carle Vernet, French, 1758–1836, Pierre-Antoine Leboux de La Mésangère, French, 1761–1831, Engraving, hand-colored with brush and watercolor on off-white paper, Fashion illustration featuring two women wearing long, white dresses. The woman on the right is partially turned around so that her back is visible to the viewer. A scarf or shawl with a paisley pattern in peach, yellow, and red is draped around the top portion of the dress. Her waist and the base of her skirt are lined with light purple and white trim. Her left arm, covered in a long, white glove, rests at her side and holds a small, white fan. A white bonnet and small, purple flowers sit on top of her brown curls. On the left, another woman wears a white dress with green zig-zag detailing along the top, waist, and bottom. A pattern featuring repeating green plants also appears along the bottom. A light orange scarf is wrapped around her neck, and a long, yellow shawl is draped around her. She wears yellow shoes, and her head is covered with a pink bonnet with lace trim. A small white earring consisting of a circle and teardrop shape is shown as she looks towards the woman on her right., Paris, France, 1807, costume & accessories, Print, Print
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Plate 19, Costume Parisien, Parisian Costume, Journal des Dames et des Modes, Journal, Ladies, Fashion, Carle Vernet, French, 1758–1836, Pierre-Antoine Leboux de La Mésangère, French, 1761–1831, Engraving, hand-colored, brush, watercolor, off-white paper, Fashion illustration featuring two women wearing long, white dresses, woman, right, partially turned, back, visible, viewer, scarf, shawl, paisley pattern, peach, yellow, red, draped, top portion, dress, waist, base, skirt, lined, light purple, white trim, left arm, covered, long, white glove, rests, side, holds, small, white fan, white bonnet, small, purple flowers sit, top, brown curls, left, another woman wears, white dress, green zig-zag detailing, top, waist, bottom, pattern featuring repeating green plants, bottom, light orange scarf, wrapped, neck, long, yellow shawl, draped, wears yellow shoes, head, covered, pink bonnet, lace trim, small white earring consisting, circle, teardrop shape, shown, looks towards, woman, right, Paris, France, 1807, costume & accessories, Print
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