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Elegantia, or journal of fashion, luxury, and taste for ladies, August 1809, No. 84: 1. Toquet and Cornette...
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Elegantia, or journal of fashion, luxury, and taste for ladies, August 1809, No. 84: 1. Toquet and Cornette...

anonymous · 1809 · engraving; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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According to the accompanying text (p. 256): Thirteen different models of 'toquets', 'cornettes' (bonnets), 'capotes' of cotton batiste (percale), 'in the latest Parisian fashion'. According to the caption: 1. 'Toquet' and 'cornette' (bonnet) 'half filled, half of tulle'. Straw hats. 3. 'Capotes' of cotton batiste (percale) and embroidered muslin. 4. 'Toquet' of cotton batiste (percale) with pleats. 5. 'Capotes' of tulle and cotton batiste (percale). Print from the fashion magazine *Elegantia, or Journal of Fashion, Luxury and Taste for Ladies* 1807-1814 (interrupted by the period 1811-1813).

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Credit lineElegantia, of tijdschrift van mode, luxe en smaak voor dames, Augustus 1809, No. 84: 1. Toquet et Cornette.... 1809. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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