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Whilst the outfits are ultra-fashionable in silhouette, they are very exaggerated and were probably not intended to be made up in real-life, but were made to amuse and for decorative purposes. The lithographs were printed by Fattorini et Crespin of Paris.\n\nThis costume represents the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique. It shows a woman dressed in the style of a French revolutionary of about 1789, in a ragged skirt and Phrygian cap (the French revolutionary symbol of freedom). She holds a dagger and a baby doll in swaddling clothes, and has a rope slung about her neck. One of her breasts is exposed by the low neck of her blouse. In the nineteenth century, the Ambigu became very famous for the dramatic tradition called \"le boulevard du crime\" (\"street crime\") which is represented here by the knife, the ragged clothing, the loosely knotted hangman's rope and the crying baby. The mischievous, humorous look on the woman's face, however, defuses any potential menace.","physicalDescription":"Colour lithograph showing an attractive woman dressed in an elaborate, exaggerated fancy-dress or theatrical costume representing a neighbourhood or institution of Paris. 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Many bear the stamp of Paquin's archivist at the time. They were acquired by the V&A in 1957 when, following the closure of the combined houses of Paquin and Worth, the Worth/Paquin archives and design books were donated to the Museum.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Laviny. \"L'Ambigu Comique (Le Drame)\". Design for a fantasy costume representing an aspect of Paris. 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