Petit Courrier des Dames, September 1865

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Petit Courrier des Dames, September 1865

Entry/Object ID

2022.35.0316

Description

Fashion plate depicting five busts with ornamented coiffures. Top left has a yellow ribbon threaded through her blonde ringlets. Top right has red roses. Center has a headband with a curled, white plume. Bottom left has red berries (possibly holly?) in clusters around her braided crown. Bottom right has a snood.

Artwork Details

Medium

Colored Engraving, Paper

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Fashion Plate
Historic Costume

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Petit Courrier des Dames

Date made

1865

Time Period

19th Century, Mid 19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

23 Septembre 1865. 3471. / gilquin fils r. des Fossés St. J. 3, Paris / Modes de Paris / Petit Courrier des Dames / Paris. Boulevart des Italiens, 1. / Coiffures de Seigneur, 14. Faul g. St. Honoré. / Bruxelles Desterbecq Rue du Casino 8bis Porte de Cologne. S. B. Fuller 61 Pall Mall London. Amsterdam Desterbecq Vyzelstraat X 54g

Language

French

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2005.080.28