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Dinner Dress

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

Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a pale blue dress with long ruched sleeves trimmed with white ruffles, with a similar band of ruffles around the hem. The v-shaped neckline and cuffs are trimmed with blue ruffles. She is also wearing white shoes and gloves, and a blue satin and white lace cap trimmed with pink flowers.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDinner Dress
Materials and techniques
hand-coloured engraving and etching
Brief description
'Dinner Dress', fashion plate, hand-coloured engraving and etching, published in the Lady's Magazine, British, November 1816
Physical description
Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a pale blue dress with long ruched sleeves trimmed with white ruffles, with a similar band of ruffles around the hem. The v-shaped neckline and cuffs are trimmed with blue ruffles. She is also wearing white shoes and gloves, and a blue satin and white lace cap trimmed with pink flowers.
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 19.5cm
  • Sheet width: 11cm
Collection
Accession number
E.2994-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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