[Fashion plates]

Krieghoff, William G., 1876-1930, Dale, Benjamin M., -1951 · 1884 · 14 pictures

This is a scrapbook of hand-coloured fashion plates from the Bourse des Demoiselles and The Delineator, compiled by William G. Krieghoff and Benjamin M. Dale and dated 1884, held by the Smithsonian Libraries and aimed at a general readership of women's dress. The pictures show full-length women in bustled day dresses, walking costumes, parasols and hats, with flat printed colour and crisp outlines that suggest period silhouettes, palettes and lace or trim details for historical costume work.

Costume · History · Scrapbooks · Clothing and dress · Nobility · Military uniforms · World War, 1914-1918

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