Milkmaid of Oberhasli, Switzerland, 19th century

Married milkmaid of Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a velvet toque under a braid of hair, a check bib, chemise, apron and petticoats, and carries pails of milk and cream. 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

Bern Braid Chemise Divers Gatine Lante Milkmaid Pail Petticoat Plaited Toque

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