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Jean Jacques Boissard
Habitus Variarum Orbis Gentium (Costume of the Various Peoples of the World)1581

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Hand-colored engraving of three full-length standing women in elaborate Roman-style costume, labeled in French and German script above and below each figure
Artist or Maker
Jean Jacques Boissard
Title
Habitus Variarum Orbis Gentium (Costume of the Various Peoples of the World)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1581
Medium
Ink on paper with gouache, watercolor, and gold
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 14 in. (26.67 x 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 1994 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
AC1994.52.1k
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles