The Fashionable Lady in the 19th Century

Book

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Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

Name/Title

The Fashionable Lady in the 19th Century

Entry/Object ID

391.2 G444

Description

Filled with black and white illustrations from the period in question, the fashion plates, drawings, caricatures, and portraits help create a strong sense of the 19th century. This book follows the gradual changes and shows the overall shape of each chunk of time in the form of silhouettes (The author prefaces each section with a gray on white figure outlining the nature of that time's costume).

Book Details

Author

Charles H. Gibbs-Smith

Date Published

1960

Call No.

391.2 G444