"Costume Parisien" Fashion Plates from Journal des Dames et Des Modes and Costume Parisien (The Journal of Ladies and Fashion)
1804
- Medium
- .1 Etching and engraving in black ink with watercolor on cream laid paper .2 Etching and engraving in black ink with watercolor and touches of metallic watercolor on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- .1 172 × 93 mm (image); 182 × 111 mm (plate); 189 × 117 mm (sheet) .2 173 × 96 mm (image); 181 × 112 mm (plate); 210 × 120 mm (sheet)
- Genre
- Fashion plate
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
19th centuryfashion plateinkwomanengraving (incising)metalic watercolorwatercolor painting (technique)laid paperetchingfashiongarmentaccessory - paper designwatercolorTextiledressespaper (fiber product)ribbon
About
These French fashion plates illustrate the European taste for imported luxuries, particularly from Southeast Asia. In addition to wearing a Kashmir-style shawl, the woman depicted in the plate on the right wears a dress trimmed with so-called “Rubans Turcs” or Turkish ribbons.