Robes Modeles Historiques, Moissonneuse
10th 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, such as Esmeralda. This plate contains a woman wearing a Reaper costume, made up of a sleeveless blouse under a black bralette and a vertically-striped, narrow skirt with cream ruffles at the bottom, a straw hat with a thin bundle of tiny flowers of lively colors with a black ribbon bow, a black ribbon necklace and a black ribbon bracelet on each hand. She holds a silver hook on one hand, and wears light blue stockings and black low-heeled shoes with bows.
Artwork Details
- Title: Robes Modeles Historiques, Moissonneuse
- 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(10)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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