Dress early in the reign of King George III, 1760~1770.


Dress early in the reign of King George III, 1760~1770. Woman with greengrocer's barrow headdress, bouffant hair, tight silk bodice with lace collar, silk muff and white petticoats. "The long side curls are imitated by carrots similarly disposed." Based on prints "The Maiden Aunt" 1776, "The Green Stall," "The Macaroni Courtship," and Bunbury. Handcoloured lithograph from "Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria,” London, Dickinson & Son, 1840. 48 mounted plates of women's fashion from 1066 to 1840 based on effigies, manuscripts, portraits, prints and literary descriptions.


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