Evening Dress
Fashion Plate
October 1819 (published)
October 1819 (published)
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Fashion plate showing a seated woman wearing a white evening dress with a square neckline, short puffed sleeves trimmed with lace and bows, a high empire waistline, and two tiers of lace flounces around the hem trimmed with pink, blue, and yellow floral sprigs. She is also wearing long white gloves, a jewelled necklace, drop earrings, and a white ostrich feather headdress. She is holding a folded fan and is resting her feet on a footstool.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Evening Dress |
| Materials and techniques | hand-coloured engraving |
| Brief description | 'Evening Dress', fashion plate, hand-coloured engraving, design by Miss Pierpoint, published in La Belle Assemblee, October 1819 |
| Physical description | Fashion plate showing a seated woman wearing a white evening dress with a square neckline, short puffed sleeves trimmed with lace and bows, a high empire waistline, and two tiers of lace flounces around the hem trimmed with pink, blue, and yellow floral sprigs. She is also wearing long white gloves, a jewelled necklace, drop earrings, and a white ostrich feather headdress. She is holding a folded fan and is resting her feet on a footstool. |
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| Accession number | E.2914-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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