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Journal of Luxury and Fashion 1786, Volume I, Plate 27
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Woman to the left, in an English gown with wide sleeves of muslin. Over the bodice, according to the latest fashion, a corselet with five steel stays is worn. It is a large corselet in the Paris style of black taffeta. Lace fichu with double flounces. Hat "à la Horja" of Italian lace on the head. This type of hat follows the Viennese fashion. (Horja was a peasant rebel). Fan in hand. Print from the fashion magazine Journal des Luxus und der Moden, published by Friedrich Justin Bertuch and Georg Melchior Kraus, Weimar, 1786-1826.
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Credit lineJournal des Luxus und der Moden 1786, Band I, T. 27. 1786. Friedrich Justin Bertuch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.