WOMEN'S FASHION - XVIIIᵉ CENTURY - Lot 190

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WOMEN'S FASHION - XVIIIᵉ CENTURY - Lot 190
WOMEN'S FASHION - XVIIIᵉ CENTURY Set of 11 handwritten letters and invoices, 1761-1782 Important set of 11 manuscript items relating to the manufacture and supply of women's clothing, including business letters, memoranda and delivery notes. Correspondence addressed to Madame Gaudard, known as "née Jonquet", as well as to the Marquise de Brégnison / de Balincourt / d'Aix / de Lyon (according to the items), dated from 1761 to 1782. The ensemble accurately evokes the customs of women's fashion in the XVIIIᵉ century: dresses and trimmings blondes (fine silk lace) cuffs necklaces toques ribbons hoods ornamental flowers crates and courier packaging Very fine descriptive passages, including : "a crate containing dress trimmings". "the blonde commission". " the little flowers to sprinkle on it " A number of items provide details of courier shipments and costs, giving valuable insight into the women's clothing trade under the Ancien Régime. A fine collection of material and social history.
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