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Ball and Opera Dresses

Fashion Plate
January 1827 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fashion plate depicting two women. The woman on the left is wearing a pale yellow high-waisted, puff-sleeved ball dress with long white gloves. The woman on the right is wearing a white opera dress with long white gloves under a purple checked cloak, with a black hat trimmed with white feathers

Object details

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Object type
TitleBall and Opera Dresses
Brief description
'Ball and Opera Dresses', fashion plate from La Belle Assemblée, No. 25 New Series, January 1827, published by G B Whittaker
Physical description
Fashion plate depicting two women. The woman on the left is wearing a pale yellow high-waisted, puff-sleeved ball dress with long white gloves. The woman on the right is wearing a white opera dress with long white gloves under a purple checked cloak, with a black hat trimmed with white feathers
Collection
Accession number
E.1971-1888

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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