Fashion Illustration "The Bloomer Costume" Circa 1885 . This charming
and unusual Victorian fashion illustration is titled " The Bloomer Costume " and
shows a fashionable young woman in an unusual outfit. It features a short full
skirt over ankle length bloomers and a fitted jacket. The out fit is completed
by a shallow, wide brimmed hat. She is standing in a country setting with
trees and flowers. It is framed in a faux finish marble frame of the late 19th
century. Both the print and the frame are in fine original condition with only
pinpoints of gesso exposed through the faux finish. The size over-all is
11 1/2" x 15 1/2", the print is approximately 9" x 13".