Milkmaid of Bern, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a toquet of lace made from horsehair, and carries a wooden pail with lid. 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: 4432px × 6555px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, apron, bern, berne, century, copperplate, costumes, countries, crin, de, dentelle, divers, engraving, fashion, gatine, georges, handcoloured, hat, horsehair, illustration, jacques, lace, laitiere, lante, louis, marie, milkmaid, pail, pays, plate, switzerland, toquet