• Fig. 25. H. Egleton, “India,” Finden’s Tableaux. A Series of Picturesque Scenes of National Character, Beauty, and Costume [ed. Mary Russell Mitford]. London: Charles Tilt, 1838. Engraving.

“India,” Finden's Tableaux. A Series of Picturesque Scenes of National Character, Beauty, and Costume

From Fashion Nation: Picturing the United States in the Long Nineteenth Century by Sandra Tomc

  • A young woman dressed in white sari and veil kneels next to a river and sets afloat a little boat with a candle in it. Behind her, leaning on the trees are darker figures, women in the traditional dress of India who have come to the river at dusk.
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  • American Studies
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