Robes Modèles Historiques: Gille
32nd plate of album with 60 19th-century costume plates and 1 drawing of mostly women's historical costumes, featuring a variety of designs for traditional costumes from different parts of the world, as well as costumes for literary characters, including Esmeralda. This plate consists of a costume for Gille, made up of a white jacket with light blue lapels and buttons, and short, ruffled sleeves, worn over a light blue gilet, and with a draped, narrow, calf-length skirt with pieces of light blue fabric tied on the right side and the lower part of the skirt to form a border, and with white ruffles on the bottom. The accessories for the costume include a white hat with light blue ribbon, a white ruff around the neck, white, long gloves, a white fan with two hanging tassels, white stockings, and gray low-heels with light blue rosettes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Robes Modèles Historiques: Gille
- Designer: M. Robin (French, active ca. 1830–50)
- Publisher: Ancienne Maison Martinet , Paris, 127 r. de Rivoli
- Lithographer: Imp. LeMercier & Cie Paris
- Date: 19th century
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 17 5/16 × 11 7/8 in. (44 × 30.2 cm)
Album: 17 11/16 × 12 5/8 × 1 in. (45 × 32 × 2.5 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
- Object Number: 32.46.7(32)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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