Woman from Caux with tall bonnet and lace veils on horseback, wearing the traditional costume and riding side-saddle.

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Woman from Caux with tall bonnet and lace veils on horseback, wearing the traditional costume and riding side-saddle "a la planchette." Hand-colored fashion plate illustration by Benoit Pecheux engraved by Gatine from Louis-Marie Lante's "Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux," 1827/1885. With their tall Alsation lace hats, the women of Caux and Normandy were famous for the elegance and style.

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