Four Designs of Costume 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 four sketches of costume accessories including two hats, a ruffled fichu, and a bouffant skirt with a sash. The first sketch on the left is a graphite and ink drawing of a woman's face in profile wearing a top hat with a neck strap. It is decorated with flowers, leaves, and bows.The second sketch is of a woman's head with a wide brimmed straw hat curving upwards at the sides. It is decorated with a ribbon and a flower. The ink and graphite sketch below is of a ruffled and trimmed fichu. The final sketch to the right is in graphite, ink, and gouache. It is of a bouffant skirt with a decorative blue sash with flowers and fringe at the bottom.

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