Bridal Habit of a Swiss Lady in 1577, Hand Colored Jefferys Costume Plate, 1757
€ 350
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1757
Mapmaker / artist
Published by Thomas Jefferys
Publisher
Thomas Jefferys, London
Technique
Copper Engraving
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
32 × 25 cm (12.6 × 9.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14276-183
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light handling wear to the bottom left corner; edges straight and without nicks. Light, uneven toning, soiled along all four edges. No foxing found in the margin apart from one larger brown spot.
About this sheet
This is an original antique copper engraving with hand coloring, lettered in script "Bridal Habit of a Swiss Lady, in 1577." A young bride stands with her hands folded at her waist, wearing a tall golden bridal crown over long braided hair and a small white ruff. Her white blouse has full puffed sleeves under a green bodice with shoulder straps, and a long pale overgown, lined with green, falls open over a blue skirt and a white apron banded with lace. A long sash embroidered in red and gold and a cluster of thin cords hang at her right side, on the viewer's left.
The French caption below reads "Habit de noce d'une Dame Suisse.", meaning wedding dress of a Swiss lady. The plate is numbered 183 at lower right, and no artist or engraver is named.
This is a plate from Volume II of A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern, issued in London in 1757 by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, from his premises in the Strand. Its title page credits the designs to Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, and a French title page, Recueil des Habillements de Différentes Nations, accompanies the English one, so each figure is captioned in both languages. The date in the caption refers to the costume, not to the print.
The figure stands alone on the sheet with ample margins, so it frames easily and sits comfortably beside other costume plates.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
