Chap 3 Flashcards
Real items of dress.. May come from archaeological digs personal collection or museum holdings
Artifacts
Pictorial and —— of dress are indebted to many different kinds of artists and artisans
Visual representations
Mercantile interest in france expanding miniature representations of newest fashion from parish
Fashion dolls
Production Began about 1500 and became well a developed art in 17th century
Current
Costume plates
Used to promote and publicize new fashion.. Came at end if 1800
Comes after the fact
Fashion plates
Since artist may deviate from exact visual representation of dress the pics are crossed checked with
Written descriptions or commentaries
Visual representation and written commentary meet
Dress history
Information to help validate authenticity of visual representation with contemporary settings
Bias