• Fig. 4. John Dadley, “A Female Inhabitant of Lapland,” Costume of the Russian Empire, Illustrated By Upwards of Seventy Richly Coloured Engravings. London: William Miller, 1804. Plate 2. Hand-painted stipple engraving. Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.

“A Female Inhabitant of Lapland,” Costume of the Russian Empire

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

  • Portrait of a woman of the Mordvin people in her traditional dress. She wears a largely white dress which is heavily covered with ornate, detailed beading, red embroidery, and coral beads.
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  • Literary Studies:19th Century Literature
  • American Studies
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  • 1804
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