• Fig. 7. William Alexander, “A Standard Bearer,” The Costume of China. Illustrated in Forty-Eight Engravings. London: William Miller, 1805. Aquatint. Getty Research Institute via Internet Archive.
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“A Standard Bearer,” Costume of China

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

  • A full-length portrait of a standard bearer in the retinue of the Chinese emperor, dressed in a flowing pale pink cotton tunic printed with white flowers. He stands defiantly with gold standard in his hand.
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  • Literary Studies:19th Century Literature
  • American Studies
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  • 1804
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