Robes Modèles Historiques: Estafette
35th plate of album with 60 19th-century costume plates and 1 drawing of mostly women's historical costumes, featuring a variety of designs for traditional costumes from different parts of the world, as well as costumes for literary characters, including Esmeralda. This plate consists of a costume for Estafette, made up of a dark green jacket with purple lapels and cuffs, the lapels bordered by small, golden buttons, over a white gilet with golden buttons, with ruffled lace on the neck and cuffs, and a white, calf-length skirt with a dark green overskirt, lined with purple and with golden buttons on the border, with an opening over the right hip, filled by a bundle of ribbons of yellow, purple and blue colors. The costume also includes a black hat with green, purple, yellow and blue ribbons, white, long gloves with tiny buttons, a magic wand with a golden ribbon hanging from its tip, white stockings and black, low-heeled shoes with square, golden buckles.
Artwork Details
- Title: Robes Modèles Historiques: Estafette
- Designer: M. Robin (French, active ca. 1830–50)
- Publisher: Ancienne Maison Martinet , Paris, 127 r. de Rivoli
- Lithographer: Imp. Becquet frères, Paris
- Date: 19th century
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 17 5/16 × 11 7/8 in. (44 × 30.2 cm)
Album: 17 11/16 × 12 5/8 × 1 in. (45 × 32 × 2.5 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
- Object Number: 32.46.7(35)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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