Antique Costume Print of a Woman in Lima by Wahlen, 1843

Name: Antique Costume Print of a Woman in Lima by Wahlen, 1843
Brand: Auguste Wahlen
SKU: BG-12499-71
Price: 110 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1843
Maker: Auguste Wahlen
Kind: Native Peoples
Size: 20 × 13.5 cm (7.9 × 5.3 in)
Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear and creasing, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Period: Westward Expansion & Civil War
Places: Peru
Reference: BG-12499-71

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

A woman of Lima in the veiled dress of the city, an original hand-colored print from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde, published in 1843. The plate is lettered "Femme de Lima" beneath the image.

The figure stands in profile with her head and shoulders wrapped in a dark blue mantle that covers the face except for one eye, a style of dress associated with Lima in the nineteenth century. Below it she wears a white apron embroidered with flowers over a red underskirt, a yellow patterned skirt and red slippers, and a small hat lies on the ground at her feet. A second veiled figure is sketched in pale outline in the distance. The engraving is lightly shaded and the colors are applied by hand in washes, with a small signature letter at the lower left.

The sheet belongs to Wahlen's series of national costume views, in which each plate shows a typical figure of a city or people.

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