fichu
A triangular shawl, usually worn by women, draped over the shoulders and crossed or fastened in the front.
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1791 – Rose Adélaïde Ducreux, Self-Portrait with a Harp
Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux’s 1791 self-portrait depicts her as a fashionable and accomplished 18th-century woman wearing a lustrous silk cream and sea green striped robe à l’anglaise.
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