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Walking Dress

Fashion Plate
September 1 1822 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraved fashion plate with hand-colouring on figure alone, urn, plinth and plants in background left uncoloured. Lilac plaid dress with blue ruffles round hemline and matching piping/detailing on neckline. Black belt with buckle and black hat trimmed with curled ostrich plumes.

Object details

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Object type
TitleWalking Dress (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
hand-coloured engraving with etching
Brief description
'Walking Dress', fashion plate, hand-coloured engraving with etching, published in La Belle Assemblee, British, September 1822
Physical description
Engraved fashion plate with hand-colouring on figure alone, urn, plinth and plants in background left uncoloured. Lilac plaid dress with blue ruffles round hemline and matching piping/detailing on neckline. Black belt with buckle and black hat trimmed with curled ostrich plumes.
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 21.5cm
  • Sheet width: 12.7cm
Collection
Accession number
E.2818-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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