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Collection of French Costume Designs or Portrait Types; Title Page

Possibly connected to Antoine Caire-Morand French
ca. 1785–90
Not on view
Oval cartouche decorated by a garland of roses and ribbons, with two circular insets featuring a waistlength female portrait type in late eighteenth-century costume with a fichu and a oversized bonnet. ThetTitle inscription, originally done in graphite is partly erased and has become illegible.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Collection of French Costume Designs or Portrait Types; Title Page
  • Artist: Anonymous, French, 18th century
  • Artist: Possibly connected to Antoine Caire-Morand (French, Briançon 1747–1825 Turin)
  • Artist: Anonymous, French, 19th century
  • Date: ca. 1785–90
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (16.9 x 25.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.559.6(1r)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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