Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 62
hang-dog look. Tied loosely around the neck of well-dressed gen-tlemen, there now appeared a ribbon of black silk.It was worn first at the court of Louis XV, and wasknown as a solitaire. Sometimes it was fastened tothe bag of the wig. It was most becoming; theclear black ribbon formed a frame to… … Front of Court Suit worn by Governor Bowdoin.
Costume · United States -- Social Life and Customs · United States -- Social life and customs To 1775
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