Sources of Inspiration for Costumes


Allegorical Characters


 
Mrs. Ritchie as Chess
Women could dress to represent games, like Mrs. Ritchie, who here portrays Chess in a black costume with red and white checkered inserts, and a necklace and coronet made of chess pieces.

Mrs. Ritchie as Chess
Ottawa, 1876
W.J. Topley
National Archives of Canada,
PA-138390


 
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