Girl of the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, 19th century. She has removed her straw hat to reveal the black velvet toquet. She wears a jacket over laced bodice, apron and many petticoats. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Costumes of Various Countries, Costumes de Divers Pays, Paris, 1827.

---

Size: 4597px × 6534px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, apron, basket, bodice, canton, century, copperplate, costumes, countries, crucifix, de, divers, engraving, fashion, gatine, georges, girl, handcoloured, illustration, jacket, jacques, lante, louis, marie, pays, petticoats, plate, soleure, solothurn, switzerland, toquet