Woman of the Puster Valley, Tyrol, Switzerland, 19th century

Woman of the Puster Valley, Tyrol, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a large crepe hat over a small muslin bonnet. The scissors and belt is a family heirloom passed from mother to daughter. She is tending a rose bush in a pot. 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

Crepe Divers Flowerpot Gatine Heirloom Lante Scissors Tyrol

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