Robes Modèles Historiques, Le Divorce
Designed, Printed and Published by Daydou Fils French
Not on view
59th 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 woman wearing a costume of "Divorce", made up of a red dress with ermin linings over a white chemise with thin, horizontal layers of ruffles, and a white underskirt with golden, semi-abstract scrolling patterns, a train, and a ruff collar with a hanging kerchief. She wears a red hat with ermin border on her head, and cream gloves on her hands, one of them also holding a golden magnifying glass. A small, pointed, red shoe is seen emerging from the bottom of her skirt.
