1862 Wood Engraving Victorian Lady Hat Straw Chapeau Cloche Godeys Fashion YGLB1 XGQC6 This is an original 1877

This is an original 1877 black and white in-text wood engraving of a Frenchman beating a local reptile with a "billy club" near a pond in the Forest of Fontainebleau near Belle Croix

Nicholas Magazine used during the mid-to-late 1880's and early 1890's in their journals

J11 design

and "Glimpses of the Moon" (1923)

closely fitted

1862 Wood Engraving Victorian Lady Hat Straw Chapeau Cloche Godeys Fashion YGLB1 XGQC6 This is an original 1877This is an original 1862 hand tinted color in text wood engraving of two Victorian hats for women: Fig. 1 is a Chapeau Cloche for the country or seaside, made of straw or Leghorn and trimmed with ribbon; Fig. 2 is a Caledonian Hat with the brim turned up and lined with velvet, trimmed with a white plume and black aigrette. CONDITION This 150+ year old Item is rated Very Fine ++. Light aging throughout. No creases. No natural defects. No tears. No