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Piece-work costume picture
English
18th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Painted paper
Dimensions
17.8 x 13.9 cm (7 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jason Westerfield
Accession Number59.1063
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFigure of a young man, standing, holding an envelope in his left hand and a cocked hat in his right. Flesh parts of painted paper; costume made up of mosaic of fragments of silk with gilt paper outlines. Figure pasted on plain sheet of paper painted with watercolors to show ground. Soiled.