Cabinet des Modes ou les Modes Nouvelles, 1 Aout 1786, pl. I, Woman in heavy mourning. (portant le dueil suivant la première époque) . According to the accompanying text, she is wearing a gown of black taffeta and a skirt of the same fabric. Around the neck a wide fichu with ruffles of white 'gaze d'Italie' and cuffs 'en sabot' of the same gaze. On the head a 'chapeau-bonnette' of white crepe with a black ribbon and four black feathers. The long hair is held together from behind with a bronze band. Accessories: long gloves, shoes of black taffeta, handkerchief. The print is part of the 18th

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