Zur Geschichte der Costüme, by Braun and Schneider: Illustration
- Published/Created:
- ca. 1850-1898
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
1500 AD - 1699 AD
1850 AD - 1899 AD - Notes:
- A side view of the skirt drapery and fontange of the 1690s.
- Abstract:
- Throughout most of the period women dress in the baroque style established in the time of the Cavaliers. After 1692 the gown stiffens and becomes narrow, and the silhouette is extended by a long train and a tall headdress. Hair has a natural appearance until the last years of the century. Then front and side hair is built up into a high formal arrangement. Back hair is covered by a lace coif. A fanlike shape made of accordion-pleated lace is attached at the top of the head and tilted forward. This hair arrangement has several names, including the fontange, commode, and tower. The bodice has a low and wide drop shoulder, usually fitted with a lace bertha. Often the low-cut neckline is filled in with a kerchief. The peplum becomes a series of small tabs at the waist, with the largest tab at the center front. The front of the bodice is trimmed in a ladder of ribbons. The waist is quite long and pointed. An overskirt is open at the center front, draped softly to both sides and held in place with rosettes. Frequently an under-propper supports the train of the overskirt. Added to formal dress for the first time is a knee-length apron made of lace. The nightrail, a short lace cape, just covers the tops of the shoulders. Before limited to the boudoir, now it is used for street and dress wear. The men's cassock is adopted as a riding habit. It is over a long skirt. A cravat and the tricorne are adopted too.
- Topics:
- Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Prints -- France -- 19th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Louis XIV style
- Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 4391-087
- Genre:
- costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
prints: engravings (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Clothing & Accessories
Prints & Photographs - Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Source Creator:
- Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
- Source Title:
- History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 4
- Source Created:
- New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975 - Call Number:
- GT513 +B87 4 (LC)
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Original Repository:
- New Haven, CT: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
- OID:
- 10608643
- PID:
- digcoll:1800178