Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions (1814)
Alexander, William, 1767-1816 · London, Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer · leaf 159
X PLATE XXXVII. FEMALE PEASANT. Blue or brown cotton frocks with green or yellow trowsersare the ordinary dresses of the female peasantry, all ofwhom, except such as labour in the field or the fisheries,have the vanity to cramp their feet, in imitation of theirsuperiors. Those in the print are… … PLATE XXXVIII. A TARTAR DRAGOON. Of the Tartar horse another specimen has been given inthis work. This represents a Tartar dragoon armed withthe common instruments, the bow, and a short sabre.This corps is probably of little use beyond that of carryingdispatches, and assisting in the imperial hunts…
Clothing and dress
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