Pregnant w/ stays?

Apr 14, 2015 23:19

ca. 1759, Paul Sandby: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/336362665895914533/

Not 100% sure what's going on in the belly area, but the hiked-up petticoat front says "pregnant."

Also a bonnet/hood? It doesn't exactly fit my mental image of a bonnet since it seems to be going under her chin, but I never pictured a hood as having a separate caul.

Thoughts?
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