Seamstress in Bavolet, reign of Louis XIII, 1610-1643
Seamstress, wearing a Bavolet headdress, reign of Louis XIII, 1610-1643. The Bavolet was a lace cap with a frill at the back, also known as the curtain bonnet. She wears a red dress with corset, flat lace collar and cuffs, and lace apron. After a portrait in oils in the editor's collection. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Galerie Francaise de Femmes Celebres, Paris, 1827
Picture No
12489521
Media ID
45908268
Size
4495px x 6676px
(7.2MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Florilegius Collection
