Galerie des Modes, 37e Cahier, 1ere Figure

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Full Court mourning, adjusted, with tied Coiffure.  According to etiquette the gown is of Raz de S. Maur, trimmed with Gauze in drapery tied with ribbons on a ground of bouillonné crêpe. (1781)

This plate is from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 44.1519.

According to Louis Harmouth's Dictionary of Textiles (1920):