Costumes Parisiens 104: Robe de linon imprimé
Illustration of a printed linen dress, by George Barbier, part of the 46th issue of the "Journal des dames et des modes", published in Paris on September 1, 1913. The illustration features a woman, dressed in a draped, white linen dress with small, red polka dots, ruffles on the neck and the cuffs, and an empire waist emphasized by a red belt with a hanging tassel tha flows on the back of the woman's body. She wears a red hat with a purple rosette and red high heels with straps. She stands, playing with a yellow Chinese yo-yo, on a pasture by a river, under the shade of a tree with small, purple blossoms.
Artwork Details
- Title: Costumes Parisiens 104: Robe de linon imprimé
- Artist: Designed by George Barbier (French, Nantes 1882–1932 Paris)
- Publisher: Published by Vaugirard , Paris
- Date: 1913
- Medium: plates: hand colored engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 5 7/16 in. (22.2 × 13.8 cm)
Album: 9 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (23.5 × 14 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Millia Davenport, 1957
- Object Number: 57.546.10(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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