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Fashion Plate

1780s (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour print showing men's costume. The print depicts a man wearing a coat with blue and white stripes, black breeches and powdered wig. In his right hand he holds a pair of binoculars and under his left arm is a tricorne hat. At his left side he wears a sword.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured engraving on paper
Brief description
Fashion plate showing men's costume. Hand-coloured engraving, French, 1780s.
Physical description
Colour print showing men's costume. The print depicts a man wearing a coat with blue and white stripes, black breeches and powdered wig. In his right hand he holds a pair of binoculars and under his left arm is a tricorne hat. At his left side he wears a sword.
Dimensions
  • Cut to approx. height: 16.9cm
  • Cut to approx. width: 10.5cm
Measured by SH 26/07/2010.
Credit line
Given by Mr James Laver CBE
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection
Accession number
E.979-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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