Evening dresses

Evening dresses

Two evening dresses with small bustles and narrow ruffled skirts gathered with layers of fabric into long trains, both heavily trimmed with bows, roses, and ruffles. Left dress has deep dcolletage with straps on shoulder edge, center front buttons and pointed basque bodice, long gloves, earrings, necklace, and bracelet. Right dress covered with long, heavily embroidered dolman with fur trim. Both have hair piled on head and trimmed with roses. (published by Journal le Printemps)

unknown

RS 21/07/009

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1880

2004-11-01

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Fashion illustration; 22.6x29.2 cm

Printed plates, with mechanized color added

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21-7-9.Barton.8-29-1

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