Identification title(s): alpes pittoresques, 11th. Liv. , 1837-1838: costumes du valais. Object type: costume print object number: rp-p-2009-1687. Inscriptions / marks: caption, bottom center, printed: 'costumes du valais. ' title, bottom right, printed: 'alpes pittoresques - 11e liv. '. Description: man and woman in snowy landscape in switzerland (valais). The man walks on snowshoes and has his hand in his vest. Print probably from 'alpes pittoresques description de la suisse' (1837-1838). Manufacture. Manufacturer: after a drawing by: octavie rossignon (mentioned on object), printmaker: anonymous. Dating: 1837 - 1838. Physical features: etching, hand-coloured. Material: paper technique: etching / hand coloring. Dimensions: top: h 270 mm × w 200 mm. Subject: what: walking-stick, staff, cane (+ men's clothes), head-gear: hat (+ men's clothes), coat (+ men's clothes), trousers, breeches, etc. (breeches) (+ men's clothes), clothing for the upper part of the body (vest) (+ men's clothes), snow-shoe skirt (+ women's clothes), apron (+ women's clothes), head-gear: hat (+ women's clothes), coat (+ women's clothes). Europeans (swiss) (+ costume). When: 1825 - 1849. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase september 30, 2009. Date: between 1837 and 1838.
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