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Parisian Evening Costume

Fashion Plate
December 1816 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a long-sleeved white evening dress decorated around the hem with two tiers of trimmings and lace flounces, with a waistband tied in a bow at the back, a lace collar, and sleeves decorated with puffed trimmings. She is also wearing pale blue shoes, white gloves, and a simple white headpiece

Object details

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Object type
TitleParisian Evening Costume
Materials and techniques
hand-coloured engraving and etching
Brief description
'Parisian Evening Costume', fashion plate, hand-coloured engraving and etching, engraved by William Hopwood for La Belle Assemblee, December 1816
Physical description
Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a long-sleeved white evening dress decorated around the hem with two tiers of trimmings and lace flounces, with a waistband tied in a bow at the back, a lace collar, and sleeves decorated with puffed trimmings. She is also wearing pale blue shoes, white gloves, and a simple white headpiece
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 20.8cm
  • Sheet width: 11.9cm
Collection
Accession number
E.3100-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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