Happy #FatTuesday! Here's a few costume designs by artist Charles Briton for the 1873 New Orleans Mardi Gras. See more great carnival designs, and learn about their creators, in our essay by @AllisonCMeier: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/illustrating-carnival-remembering-the-overlooked-artists-behind-early-mardi-gras/ #MardiGras