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Journal of Luxury and Fashion 1786, Volume I, Plate 32
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Journal of Luxury and Fashion 1786, Volume I, Plate 32

Friedrich Justin Bertuch · 1786 · etching; hand coloring; paper

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

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Berlin woman, dressed in mourning attire for second-degree mourning (which lasts six months). She wears a black Levite with sleeves and a fichu of white crêpe. Around the waist a broad sash of white crêpe. On the head a "Fortune" of black fabric. Long black gloves. A dark, closed 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.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJournal des Luxus und der Moden 1786, Band I, T. 32. 1786. Friedrich Justin Bertuch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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