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Keywords: Crossing the Pont des Arts, 1816.jpg Artwork This plate depicts two women crossing the Pont des Arts which is also known as the Passerelle des Arts It was built from 1802 to 1804 and was the first Parisian bridge to be made of iron It was also the first bridge in Paris to be exclusively reserved for pedestrians The women wear very high-waisted dresses Both women wear a large white feather in their hats symbolic of the white plume of Henri IV's famous battle cry Ralliez-vous à mon panache blanc and made popular by the 1814 restoration of Louis XVIII on the throne Restoration also brought back various styles especially those denoting luxury from the Ancien Regime The woman on the left wears an 'old-fashioned' lace collar and the resurgence of luxury materials such as fur are indicative of feminine styles of the Restoration period 1898 1 colored plate 10 x 15 cm Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number 1145807672241577 PD-old-100 Images of Paris from the Brown University Library Les modes de Paris 031 1816 in Paris Fashion in 1816 Historical images of Pont des Arts Pont des Arts 1804-1979 Fur scarves in art Fur garments in art Fur fashion in 1898
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