Fashion Plate
1780s (printed)
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| Place of origin |
Colour print showing women's costume. The print depicts a woman wearing a white and lilac dress, gloves, powdered wig and hat adorned with feathers and flowers. The woman is shown full-length, turned to the right and holding a fan in her right hand.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Fashion plate showing women's costume. Hand-coloured engraving, France, 1780s. |
| Physical description | Colour print showing women's costume. The print depicts a woman wearing a white and lilac dress, gloves, powdered wig and hat adorned with feathers and flowers. The woman is shown full-length, turned to the right and holding a fan in her right hand. |
| Dimensions | No dimensions given in accession record. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Q' (Inscribed in pencil) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr James Laver CBE |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.999-1959 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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