Ball Costume, Vestal Coiffure

Name/Title

Ball Costume, Vestal Coiffure

Entry/Object ID

2022.35.0449

Description

White dress with gadrooned hem anchored with roses, to reveal embroidered layer. Short puffed sleeves accented with roses. Sheer, probably spangled, sheer white scarf wrapped around the head, accented with a standing egret plume.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Journal des Dames et des Modes

Date made

1810

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Coeffure à la Vestale. Costume de Bal.

Language

French

Translation

Coiffure in the style of a Vestal Virgin. Ball dress.

Transcription

1810. Costume Parisien. (1033)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2008.064.29

Material

Paper