Sketches for Details of a Dress and Other Accessories

Anonymous, French, 18th century|Antoine Caire-Morand|Anonymous, French, 19th century

ca. 1785–90 · Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache · Drawings and Prints

Page with five sketches. On the top left there is a graphite and ink sketch of the lower rim of a curtain or dress with flowers and long tassels. To the right there is a graphite sketch for a corseted bodice and sash. Below these two sketches is a more finished rendering of a pink plume of either hair or feathers held together by a green bow done in ink and watercolor. Towards the right side of the sheet a ruffled pin cushion and a bow with tassels and feathers are portrayed.

Artist

Anonymous, French, 18th century|Antoine Caire-Morand|Anonymous, French, 19th century

Date

ca. 1785–90

Medium

Pen and black ink, graphite, gouache

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1957