La Parure des Dames, Plate 10
Tenth plate of a set of 10 plates of men's and women's coiffures, containing four designs for women's coiffures. The hairstyles are presented inside four simple, rectangular frames, two of them containing an illustration of the upper body of a woman, two of a man, wearing a fashionable dress of the 1770s, and matching hairstyles. The first male hairstyle consists of a black "Prussian" hat with a golden ribbon on the border; the other consists of two curls behind the ear and the rest of the hair tied back, wrapped with black fabric, with two small chignons framing the black fabric. The first women's coiffure consists of a light blue headband with the symbols of the zodiac signs, separated by vertical strips of small, white pearls, crowned by a half moon, and decorated with large, purple and yellow feathers. From the front hangs a strip of white pearls, over the hair pulled up by the headband, which is decorated with small stars; curls frame the sides and back of the woman's head, and light green ribbons decorate the back of her head. The second women's coiffure consists of a simple headband made up of a ribbon of red, yellow, and green colors, tied to form a bow at the back of the woman's head, and with a strip of alternating lozenges, ovals and small pearls, which hangs from the ribbon over the woman's hair; her ears and neck are framed by curls of hair.
Artwork Details
- Title: La Parure des Dames, Plate 10
- Publisher: Published by Mondhare et Jean , Paris
- Date: ca. 1776
- Medium: Hand colored engraving
- Dimensions: Image (each): 5 3/16 × 3 7/8 in. (13.1 × 9.9 cm)
Plate: 11 5/16 × 9 3/16 in. (28.7 × 23.4 cm)
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 9 1/2 in. (38 × 24.2 cm)
Album: 15 9/16 × 10 7/16 × 1/4 in. (39.5 × 26.5 × 0.6 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
- Object Number: 53.539.10
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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