La Parure Des Dames. Ou 1er Collection des plus belles Coeffures Inventées depuis l'Année 1776
Set of 12 plates of men's and women's coiffures, containing a total of 48 designs for hairstyles. The hairstyles on each plate are presented inside four simple, rectangular frames, each containing an illustration of the upper body of a woman, wearing a fashionable dress of the 1770s, decorated with ruffles, ribbons and bows of different colors, which match the fancy hairstyle that adorns her head. Most of the hairstyles contain descriptive titles that explain what the coiffures would have been used for, and most of them are for upper-class, bourgeoise or aristocratic women; some of them are for their male counterparts. They are mostly executed with pastel shades of blue and green, and bright shades of purple, yellow, green, and orange, and are decorated with large, colored feathers, strips of pearls, and thin garlands of flowers and leaves, typical of the fashionable hairstyles of the late-18th century.
Artwork Details
- Title: La Parure Des Dames. Ou 1er Collection des plus belles Coeffures Inventées depuis l'Année 1776
- Publisher: Published by Mondhare et Jean , Paris
- Date: 1776
- Medium: plates: hand colored engraving
- Dimensions: Overall: 15 9/16 x 10 7/16 x 1/4 in. (39.5 x 26.5 x 0.6 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
- Object Number: 53.539.1-12
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
More Artwork
Research Resources
The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.
Feedback
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.