A Parisian fashion plate from 1810. The caption, Google Translate assures me, reads, "Bonnet trimmed with tulle. Fichu on the shoulders." It looks as though there is a kind of overlayer of tulle on her cap, or perhaps it is just around the edges — interesting.
Those are some massive knitting needles — and she looks pretty smug about it, too! A blanket, I wonder? What else could it be at that scale?
And a massive ball of yarn!
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I have had students who knit with the needle under one arm, and saw it done in France as well, but never needles that long! Great plate.
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This is long-ago now, but I suppose it’s never too late to correct one’s mistake. “An. 10” is Year 10 of the French Republic, not 1810. The Republican year started on 23 September, so the date of this fashion plate was probably around 1802. Très chic either way, though!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_Calendar
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