Costume Design
Drawing with a woman dressed with a full-skirted dress with puff sleeves and layered, pleated collar, and featuring floral motifs, worn with an apron with semi-abstract motifs tied around the waist, standing behind a round table, around which stand several hats, with elaborate designs adorned with feathers, bundles of flowers and leaves, and ribbons, featuring the fashionable styles of the time.
Artwork Details
- Title: Costume Design
- Artist: Pierre-Numa Bassaget, called Numa (French, active 1830–54)
- Date: 1836–37
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, graphite
- Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (24.2 x 15 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
- Object Number: 53.664.37
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Pierre-Numa Bassaget, called Numa
19th century
Pierre-Numa Bassaget, called Numa
1836–37
Pierre-Numa Bassaget, called Numa
ca. 1840
Pierre-Numa Bassaget, called Numa
1836–37
Multiple artists/makers
19th century
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