Woman of Caux in tall bonnet with long lace
Woman of Caux in tall bonnet with long lace tails fixed with a large pin.. Almost all the women of Caux wear hairpiece chignon, and their bonnets are embroidered with gold or silver. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lante's Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885. With their tall Alsation lace hats, the women of Caux and Normandy were famous for the elegance and style
Picture No
10939230
Media ID
46718404
Size
3798px x 5365px
(7.9MB)
Credit
© Florilegius / Mary Evans
Source
Benoit Pecheux





























