The American and French Fashions Contrasted

Collection:: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:: New York: , 1851
Language(s):: English
Format:: Still image
Subject(s):: Women
Genre(s):: Book Illustrations
Abstract:: Two contrasting styles of dress, that of the 'American Costume' and the tight-corseted 'French Costume'. Accompanying these fashions are smaller illustrations of a normal waist and constricted waist resulting from the use of the French fashion.
Copyright:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):: Is part of: Water-cure journal, v. 12, n. 4, p. 96.; See related catalog record: 0033132
Extent:: 1 print
Technique:: wood engraving
NLM Unique ID:: 101435372 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:: A012220
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101435372

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