Perles et parures : fantaisie
Perles et parures is an 1850 Paris book of fantasy-style plates on jewelry and fashion, published by G. De Gonet and drawn by Gavarni, with text by Méry and plates by Raban. Its engraved portraits of women in stylised dress, each captioned with a gem or jewel name, show fashionable costume of the period, with softly tinted or grey-wash figures set inside lace-patterned borders that a designer might borrow for period fashion or decorative framing.
