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The Newest Fashion for May 1857

Print
May 1857 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour print showing womenswear.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Newest Fashion for May 1857 (series title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph
Brief description
Fashion plate from 'The Ladies Gazette of Fashion', showing womenswear. Hand-coloured lithograph, 1857.
Physical description
Colour print showing womenswear.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.4cm
  • Width: 18.6cm
Measured by SH 25/07/2010.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'The Ladies Gazette of Fashion The Newest Fashion for May 1857' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Mr James Laver CBE
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.1243-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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