French Fashions – Spring 1846

Two women stand in a church. The woman on the left is much shorter and wears a light gray dress with a sash at the waist and a white collar. A long sheer gray veil hangs down her back and over her shoulders. She holds a staff in one hand and places a donation into a box with the other. The woman on the right is taller and wears a white ruched bonnet with a purple flower and green leaves as decoration. Her dress is made from orange and blue striped fabric which creates “V” shapes on the bodice and runs vertically down her skirt. A vivid blue cloak with ruched edges is wrapped around her shoulders and she holds a white handkerchief in her gloved hands. A column wrapped in a garland of white roses stands in the left side of the frame. A large blue stained glass window with two figures is faintly visible in the background along with another column and vaulted arches.

Credit: The Claremont Colleges