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Artist
- Name:
- Lecurieux, Jacques
- Dates:
- 1801-1867
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- People
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Old Book Illustrations
Periodical
- Title:
- Le magasin pittoresque, vol. 5
- Author(s):
- Collective work
- Publisher:
- Paris: Édouard Charton, 1837
Description
Icelandic woman wearing an outfit described as follows:
On celebration days, their dress is adorned with silver embroidery and velvet stripes. Their sheepskin shoes are decorated with bows and they wear a silver belt and a corset enriched with silver braids. Their neck is adorned with a silk tie and an embroidered velvet collar. On those days, they cover their hair and wrap their head in a piece of silk, from the top of which a thick band of fabric rises and curls forward.
The caption reads in the original French: Femme islandaise en habits de fête.
Keywords: 1830s, 19th century, black & white, costume, female, headdress, Iceland, Le magasin pittoresque, periodical
