Lady in a ball dress

Galerie des modes et costumes francais, dessines d Author: Cornu, Paul / Paris, 1911-14 Language: French Source/Shelfmark: L.R.32.b.2, plate 30 A ball dress; the corsage and skirt held back with tassels; the corsage and side skirt of the same colour, but the underskirt of contrasting colour: the puffed sleeves ornamented with pearls, and the underskirt with flowers. All the decoration of light gauze and a large plumed coiffure. Image taken from Galerie des modes et costumes francais, dessines d'apres nature. 1778-1787. Reimpression accompagnee d'une preface parM. Paul Cornu. [With a frontispiece.] Originally published/produced in Paris, 1911-14.