She and her companions show the range of white and not-white clothing seen in early 19th century fashion plates, and the range of head wear, too.

I like our Lady in a Half-Robe and her deep-brimmed bonnet showing curls at her brow. Costume in detail : 1730-1930 : Bradfield, Nancy, 1913-1997 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive ix, 391 pages : 27 cm Skip to main content We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us Internet Archive logo A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. We also get a chemisette on the lady at the counter, along with a very dashing hat, a fancy tiered necklace on the lady in pink, who also carries a green…umbrella? Parasol? With just a veil, that seems likelier than the longest reticule ever. Costume in Detail, 1730-1930 by Nancy Bradfield (1997, Trade Paperback, Revised edition) 3 product ratings About this product Brand new: Lowest price 24. I’ve been using it of late, and the representative genres are quite similar to what we see in the Cruikshank.) (If you are curious about some of the books in the Library at the John Brown House, check out t his tumblr bibliography. Not only do we get an array of reading material (Novels, Romance, Sermons, Tales, Voyages & Travels, Plays), we get costume tips and– special bonus– a dog gnawing its leg.

There’s a lot to love in this image, even with its fuzzy “between 18” date. Isaac Cruikshank, 1756–1810, British, The Lending Library, between 18, Watercolor, black ink and brown ink on medium, lightly textured, beige wove paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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