French Peasant Wedding Couple

Name/Title

French Peasant Wedding Couple

Entry/Object ID

2022.35.0627

Description

Wedding couple from a wild coastal area of NW France. Her red skirt is calf length with a pink or sheer overskirt; wide red sleeves gather into narrow hem at mid-forearm, with decorative wide pink cuffs. Corset with ribbon laced over green under lauer, wide low neck. Turban-like headdress with small veil. Red stockings with blue clocks. Heeled black shoes. He wears very retardataire full white canions, white stockings, long flaring blue waistcoat with red and gray bands around the hem. Shorter flaring red jacket abdand wide-brimmed hat with long plume, and a glimpse of a small black cape. Long hair. Low yellow tied shoes. Overall, fashion mashup of about 2 centuries.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1828

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2021.05.1

Material

Paper