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Drawn by Chalon in 1822; the lady (wearing a shawl) is giving directions on the making of her new bonnet, while her husband is ogling the shopgirls (who are wearing black aprons).  Despite the move away from the clinging quasi-Grecian styles to a more stiffened conical silhouette, the seated woman isn't wearing so many layers of petticoats that she can't grip her bonnetmaker's dummy firmly between her knees.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:John_James_Chalon" class="extiw" title="w:en:John James Chalon"><span title="Swiss artist (1778-1854)">John James Chalon</span></a>
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1822<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1822-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
<p>Scanned by H. Churchyard.<br></p>
Reprinted in "The Complete History of Costume and Fashion: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day" by Bronwyn Cosgrave <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8160-4574-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-8160-4574-7">ISBN 0-8160-4574-7</a>