Four Costume Design Sketches of a Woman, a Basket, a Collar, and a Sleeve

Four Costume Design Sketches of a Woman, a Basket, a Collar, and a Sleeve

Anonymous, French, 18th century

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Page with four sketches of details of costumes. At the left is a sketch of a bustlength woman in a corseted bodice wearing a hat with a veil attached at the back. To the right is a sketch of a basket with a ribbon. Below is a sketch of a ruffled collar with a graphite, ink, and gouache ribbon. To the far right is a graphite, ink, and gouache drawing of a pink sleeve with green ribbons.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Four Costume Design Sketches of a Woman, a Basket, a Collar, and a SleeveFour Costume Design Sketches of a Woman, a Basket, a Collar, and a SleeveFour Costume Design Sketches of a Woman, a Basket, a Collar, and a SleeveFour Costume Design Sketches of a Woman, a Basket, a Collar, and a SleeveFour Costume Design Sketches of a Woman, a Basket, a Collar, and a Sleeve

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