Countess of Castiglione by Pierre Louis Pierson (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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The Countess of Castiglione is turned out in this billowing dress with a suggestively bared shoulder.

From the lost gallery's photostream on flickr; posted here on 14 June 2012.

Countess of Castiglione by Pierre Louis Pierson (Metropolitan Museum of Art) From the lost gallery's photostream on flickr
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Keywords:  1858, Pierson, Virginia Countess of Castiglione, Countess, mistress, Napoleon III, French, long curly coiffure, headdress, off shoulder vee neckline, bertha, Russian sleeves, crinoline, flounces, lace, over-skirt, ruching, necklace, earrings, bracelets, brooch, rings, fan

Mar 22, 2010 3:06 AM
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