Walnut Saleswoman from Paris. Costume of 1774.

11/28/15
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Marchande de cerneaux 1774. Costumes de Paris.

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Walnut Saleswoman from Paris. Costume of 1774.

Marchande de cerneaux 1774. Costumes de Paris.

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Paris à travers les siècles. Histoire nationale de Paris et des Parisiens depuis la fondation de Lutèce jusqu’à nos jours, by Nicolas Jules Henri Gourdon de Genouillac. Published 1879.

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