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Evening Dress

Fashion Plate
July 1812 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a sapphire-blue evening dress trimmed down the front with a white panel edged with lace and ornamented with beads or jewels. The short sleeves are similarly decorated. She is also wearing a white shawl, white gloves, pale blue shoes and a white lace headdress.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEvening Dress
Materials and techniques
hand-coloured engraving with etching
Brief description
'Evening Dress', fashion plate, hand-coloured engraving, La Belle Assemblee, July 1812
Physical description
Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a sapphire-blue evening dress trimmed down the front with a white panel edged with lace and ornamented with beads or jewels. The short sleeves are similarly decorated. She is also wearing a white shawl, white gloves, pale blue shoes and a white lace headdress.
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 22.5cm
  • Sheet width: 11.6cm
Collection
Accession number
E.2575-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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