This sheet tells us that, about 1779, the most fashionable material was of the color of soupir-étouffé, trimmed with perfect candor, great reputation, or sweet smiles
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Title
This sheet tells us that, about 1779, the most fashionable material was of the color of soupir-étouffé, trimmed with perfect candor, great reputation, or sweet smiles
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
Hats -- 1700s
Names
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1849
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC HATS-17
Subjects
Hats -- 1700-1799
Women -- Clothing & dress -- France -- 1770-1779
Genres
Notes
Content: Foxing on image. Printed on border: "Who can now say what these tints were? What was a bonnet à la conquête-assurée plumes de Venus, or d'oeil abatu?"
Source Note: Godey''s lady''s book. (Philadelphia : [s.n.] 1830-).
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17660633
Barcode: 33333159378872
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): edb00e50-c552-012f-1520-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1849
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "This sheet tells us that, about 1779, the most fashionable material was of the color of soupir-étouffé, trimmed with perfect candor, great reputation, or sweet smiles" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1849. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edb00e50-c552-012f-1520-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1849). This sheet tells us that, about 1779, the most fashionable material was of the color of soupir-étouffé, trimmed with perfect candor, great reputation, or sweet smiles Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edb00e50-c552-012f-1520-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "This sheet tells us that, about 1779, the most fashionable material was of the color of soupir-étouffé, trimmed with perfect candor, great reputation, or sweet smiles" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edb00e50-c552-012f-1520-58d385a7bc34
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