Merveilleuse: Capote de Perkale écrue, Fichu et Brodequins écossais, Ombrette de Perkale

Hand-colored engraving with design for the costume of a Merveilleuse, part of the book "Incroyables et Merveilleuses," with 33 costume plates designed by Horace Vernet and engraved by Georges Jacques Gatine, published ca. 1815 in Paris. The costume in this plate consists of a capote hat, with the shape of a convertible hood, executed with brown and tied under the chin with a green ribbon bow, and a white, short-sleeve, calf-length dress, closely fitted to the body, and with layers of thin fabric with zig-zagging edges on both the lower part of the skirt and the sleeves; this dress would have been made with transparent muslin or white-colored lawn. The belt, colored with green, red, and yellow, is crossed across the chest, in the style of neo-antique priestess gowns. The hands and arms are covered with long, green gloves, and the feet are covered with white brodequins (ankle boots) with checked patterns executed with green, red, and yellow. The outfit is completed by a white handkerchief with scalloping, red edges, held on one hand, and a white percale parasole with brown wood handle, held on the other.