Portrait Gallery of British Costume
Fashion Plate
February 1873 (made)
February 1873 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Fashion plate. Part of a collection of 1320 plates showing examples of predominantly menswear between the years 1832 and 1931. Engravings and lithographs from England and France.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait Gallery of British Costume |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | 'Portrait Gallery of British Costume'. Fashion plate depicting Mr Ayrton, MP for Tower Hamlets, and Mr Smith, MP for Westminster, drawn by 'David' and printed by Lemercier & Cie, Paris. Published with the Tailor and Cutter by the John Williamson Company, London, February 1873. From a collection of 1320 engravings and lithographs, some coloured by hand. |
| Physical description | Fashion plate. Part of a collection of 1320 plates showing examples of predominantly menswear between the years 1832 and 1931. Engravings and lithographs from England and France. |
| Dimensions | Plates are listed as being simply in 'various sizes'. No specific sizes are given. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. M. Bridgland |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.858-1946 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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