1888 Chromolithograph Marriage Bourgeois France 17th Century Costume Dress LCH4 YDL7 41 East 42nd St

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1888 Chromolithograph Marriage Bourgeois France 17th Century Costume Dress LCH4 YDL7 41 East 42nd StThis is a rare original 1888 color chromolithograph which depicts two separate facets of French culture during the 17th century. In the upper panel, bourgeois families meet to negotiate and sign a marriage contract between their respective children. Two little kids race around the table behind them, one chasing the other with a mask typically worn by the aristocracy, however the fashions often trickled down through the social classes. In the lower