Woman Wearing a Costume Whose Bustle and Headdress are the Shape of Fishes

Anonymous, British, 19th century British

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Drawing of woman wearing a costume with fish motifs, possibly an advertisement for a costume house. She stands on right profile, holding her right arm bent on a right angle in front of her. The bodice of the dress, likely corseted, is of light blue color, and the short sleeves are made up of orange fish scales. The skirt is made up of a white, thin fabric, above which is a bustle with train, with the shape of a large fish colored with shades of brown and orange. Two thin veils hang from the back of the bodice, one of which the woman holds with her right hand, extended to her side. The hair is long, loose, and partially covered by a headdress, also with the shape of a fish, executed with shades of brown.

Woman Wearing a Costume Whose Bustle and Headdress are the Shape of Fishes, Anonymous, British, 19th century, Watercolor on gray card

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Woman Wearing a Costume Whose Bustle and Headdress are the Shape of Fishes, Anonymous, British, 19th century, Watercolor on gray card
Woman Wearing a Costume Whose Bustle and Headdress are the Shape of Fishes, Anonymous, British, 19th century, Watercolor on gray card

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