squirrel: don't leave home without one

Courtesy of the rijkmuseum - http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.48328  
Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds - PD

The date is 1795, and this stylish young Parisian lady (helpfully noted as "unmarried") is taking the air in this scene from a series of French fashion plates.  Light and fresh, her gown keeps her unhampered from enjoyment of the natural world around her, not least the company of her pet squirrel.