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Ruffs and necklines are somewhat misunderstood in this throw-back view of sixteenth-century costume. This image may have been inspired by an eighteenth-century English rendering of the historical costume, or copied from an earlier engraving.
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Title: "A Princess with Two Attendants, All in Late 16th Century English Costume", Folio from the Davis Album
Date: 18th century
Geography: Attributed to India
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Page: H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
W. 8 1/4 in. ( 21 cm)
Painting: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
W. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.95.174.11
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