The "La Bell Assemblee" prints are very spotty, perhaps mildewed, so I had to do a lot of cleaning up. The next one is in perfect condition: I'm not sure its an original or a later reprint. The paper seems similar to the others, but I can't tell for sure. The original engravings are very detailed and beautiful, tho not colored like Ackermann's & all the other fashion plates. I really like the caps: they aren't really well described in fiction, and when reading, say, a Georgette Heyer novel, I tend to imagine the Hollywood "maid's cap". Apparently they could be quite detailed and elegant. Women in those days nearly always wore hats or caps. It was a bit "fast" to go bear-headed! And to go around bare-headed and with the hair hanging down: Ooo La! La! Very naughty.
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