Morning & Evening Costume for August 1816
Fashion Plate
August 1816 (published)
August 1816 (published)
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Fashion plate showing two women. The woman on the left is standing with her hand resting on a low table next to a bowl of fruit. She is wearing a white morning dress with a lace flounce and blue ruffle around the hem. She is also wearing a blue Spencer jacket trimmed with blue tassels, a white ruff-style collar, a pink ribbon tied around her neck, a blue and white lace cap decorated with a large white ostrich feather, and blue shoes. The woman on the right is reclining on a chaise and is wearing a pale pink evening dress trimmed with white ruffles and a white lace flounce, with long white gloves, white shoes, and flowers in her hair, and is holding a white folding fan.
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Title | Morning & Evening Costume for August 1816 |
Materials and techniques | hand-coloured engraving and etching |
Brief description | 'Morning & Evening Costume for August 1816', fashion plate, hand-coloured engraving and etching, published by Dean & Munday, London, 1816 |
Physical description | Fashion plate showing two women. The woman on the left is standing with her hand resting on a low table next to a bowl of fruit. She is wearing a white morning dress with a lace flounce and blue ruffle around the hem. She is also wearing a blue Spencer jacket trimmed with blue tassels, a white ruff-style collar, a pink ribbon tied around her neck, a blue and white lace cap decorated with a large white ostrich feather, and blue shoes. The woman on the right is reclining on a chaise and is wearing a pale pink evening dress trimmed with white ruffles and a white lace flounce, with long white gloves, white shoes, and flowers in her hair, and is holding a white folding fan. |
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Accession number | E.2739-1888 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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