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La Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine Addressed Particularly to the Ladies

Print
1823 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A lady in a white evening dress sits on a pink fringed stool, with her back facing the viewer and her head turned slightly to show part of her profile. The evening dress has short sleeves and clover details sewn along the bottom hem, leaf applique across the back and onto the sleeves. She is wearing a feathered headpiece, which is coloured as though made of metal and pearls. Next to the woman is an elaborate candlestick with lion's paw feet, gilt ornament and topped by a cherub holding an oriental style lamp.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLa Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine Addressed Particularly to the Ladies (series title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Brief description
Fashion plate from La Belle Assemblée, No. 177. Engraved by W. Read. Published 1 Aug. 1823, London.
Physical description
A lady in a white evening dress sits on a pink fringed stool, with her back facing the viewer and her head turned slightly to show part of her profile. The evening dress has short sleeves and clover details sewn along the bottom hem, leaf applique across the back and onto the sleeves. She is wearing a feathered headpiece, which is coloured as though made of metal and pearls. Next to the woman is an elaborate candlestick with lion's paw feet, gilt ornament and topped by a cherub holding an oriental style lamp.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Width: 14.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • W. Read, sculpt (Below image, right)
  • EVENING DRESS. / London, Published 1, Augt. 1823, for La Belle Assemblée, N°. 177. (Bottom of page, centered)
Object history
Purchased from E. Parsons.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.2722-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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