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Title:
Members of the Town council, in formal dress
Document number:
290
Author:
Barker, Bligh
Crocker, Sydney
Printer:
Published by T. Mclean, 26 Haymarket, London
Book/ Album / Dossier:
Sketches from the basque provinces of Spain, illustrative of the character and costume of the basques and the scenery of the northern provinces
Format date:
1839
Topic date:
1839
Physical description:
1 37 x 26 cm engraving on a 54 x 37 cm page; col
Notes:
Autographed. Description by the authors: The dress of the 15th century is still used on occasions of ceremony, by the members of corporations. The ladies introduced in the sketch adhere to the graceful national attire, which, it is to be regretted, is fast giving way to more modern fashions. A cloth jacket closely adapted to the form, which it shews to great advantage, is...worn by the peasant girl
Subjects:
Leisure-Clothing
Trades-Shopkeepers
Trades-Politicians
Signature:
ZM: P,4
Location:
Museo Zumalakarregi Museoa
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