COSTUME French Women 1880s Headdress - SUPERB Color Antique Print by A. Racinet

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COSTUME French Women 1880s Headdress - SUPERB Color Antique Print by A. Racinet:
$38.00

Costume of France, 1880sAnother Quality Print from Martin2001Type of print:Lithograph- Original vintage antique printYear of printing:1878Artist - Engraver- Publisher:Albert Racinet - n/a - Imp. FirminDidotCondition:Excellent - Very good - Good- Fair.
One line library name rubber stamp on the reverse sideof the print not affecting the front side whatsoever.Size of print ininches:11 x 15 1/2 (28 x 40 cm)Type of paper:Thick - Heavier - Medium heavy- ThinReverse side:Blank - With text or picturesNotes:1. Green color is a contrasting background,not part of the print or a frame.
Legend: (bottomrow) :
Fig. 9 A woman from the Bourbonnais region, wearing thetraditional headdress called the bourbon nichonne. This is a straw hatlined with blue sdk that curves upwards at the back. 10 A feast-day costume.A lace bonnet is tied under the chin with a silk ribbon, and another long,wide silk ribbon hangs down the back. The hat sits at an angle, and issecured by a ribbon that passes behind the ears. She is wearing long earringsand a three-roped necklace with ornate medallions. Her pink silk dresshas a small silk jacket whose sleeves are decorated with armbands of embroideredwhite silk. 11 & 13 Traditional costumes from the Bourg region. Typically,dresses here are made either of woolen cloth or of flowered silk. Bodices,also made of woolen cloth, are covered with silver ornaments. 12 A ceremonial,costume. The black silk dress is worn under an apron of pale silk withan embroidered bodice and sleeves. 14 A housewife in the early part ofthe 19th century. Further down the Saone valley, the size of the hat decreasesuntil it becomes a small black felt hat, bedecked with ribbons. The dressis made of pale green wool and has a decollete corsage and a protectiveapron.

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Fig. 1. A costume from the Nivernais region. A peasantwith a nice straw hat, raised in the front. The headgear resembles thatof Bourbonnais region. Large chignon forms a part of the bonnet,the bodice is without sleeves. 2. A peasant from Dauphine region (fromVerpilliere) with a small straw hat, white bonnet, bodice without sleeves.The dress colors are bright. 4. A peasant from the same region from thevillage of Saint-Albin, county of La Tour-du-Pin. Features a large strawhat, with wide rim, the bodice, which is without the sleeves, is coveredwith a red neckerchief, 6. A peasant from Saint-Laurent, Grenoble county,headgear of white muslin, resembling ancient styling. The bodice with deepdécolletage, small shawl wrapped around the neck, 3. A peasant fromNice county, from de Briga village. The red bodice is ornamented with blackribbons over the shoulders and at the end of the sleeves. Pleated shirtwith goffering collar. This peasant carry a heave pot made of earthenware,as is the custom in the regions of Alps, 5. A highlander from the environsof Saint-Jean Maurienne. He wears a woolen bonnet, felt hat witha wide brim, twill woven vest. The dress is embellished with large buttons,7. A costume of the Maconais region. Features a blue bonnet, the hat isfringed with a double goffering, lace fringes fall down around the edge,the top part is ruched and embellished with a gold strip, fringed witha silk tuft. 8. A costume from the same region as no. 7. The hat has flatbrim and edge, embellished with a lace plush, the hat veil falls all theway back, under the hat is a white \'baby\' bonnet, long earrings, crucifixnecklace, the neck fiche is tucked under the bib of the apron, a broochaffixed at the top edge, flanged with Guaranteed Policy !Any print purchased from us maybe returned for any reason
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