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Fashion Plate

c.1850 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two women and a child in day dresses an outdoor setting. On the left, a pink and white plaid skirt and white blouse, worn without a hat or cap, but with a brown pagoda parasol held over the head. On the right, a white dress with a black lace shawl and pink bonnet. Between the two ladies, a small child in a white dress with ruffles, wearing a blue silk short-sleeved coat over, holding a miniature red parasol, and wearing a wide-brimmed hat trimmed with blue ribbons.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
hand-coloured engraving
Brief description
Jules David. Two day dresses and a child's outfit by Maison Popelin-Ducarre, parasols by Mottet, hats by Madame Bayvet. Hand-coloured engraving from Le Moniteur de la Mode, Paris, c.1850
Physical description
Two women and a child in day dresses an outdoor setting. On the left, a pink and white plaid skirt and white blouse, worn without a hat or cap, but with a brown pagoda parasol held over the head. On the right, a white dress with a black lace shawl and pink bonnet. Between the two ladies, a small child in a white dress with ruffles, wearing a blue silk short-sleeved coat over, holding a miniature red parasol, and wearing a wide-brimmed hat trimmed with blue ribbons.
Credit line
Given by the House of Worth
Object history
This print is part of a very large collection of reference material including fashion plates, engravings, original drawings and illustrations that were collected by the fashion design house of Paquin at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries. Many bear the stamp of Paquin's archivist at the time. They were acquired by the V&A in 1957 when, following the closure of the combined houses of Paquin and Worth, the Worth/Paquin archives and design books were donated to the Museum.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection
Accession number
E.22396:490-1957

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