Mestizas Españolas en traje de calle y con velo para Yglesia. [Spanish Mestiza women in street attire and wearing veils for church]

Description

original hand-coloured lithograph. EXTREMELY RARE – this image has not come on the market for decades. Magnificent view from “Album Filipino-Trajes y costumbres de Manila y sus cercanias”.

The artist of this image depicting Spanish-Filipino mestizas in street attire with church veils. The women wear the traditional ‘traje de mestiza’ or ‘baro’t saya’, featuring a delicate pañuelo (fichu) around the shoulders and voluminous skirts.
All images from the ALBUM FILIPINO are considered virtually impossible to find as they hardly ever appeaar on the private market for decades, and if ever, then in generally poor condition, requiring major restoration works – unlike this specimen.