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Ball Dress

Fashion Plate
June 1827 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a white ball dress with long full sleeves and two deep ruffled flounces above the hem. She is also wearing white shoes, a jewelled necklace and earrings, and a gold headpiece.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBall Dress
Materials and techniques
hand coloured engraving
Brief description
'Ball Dress', fashion plate, hand coloured engraving, published by Joseph Robins, June 1827
Physical description
Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a white ball dress with long full sleeves and two deep ruffled flounces above the hem. She is also wearing white shoes, a jewelled necklace and earrings, and a gold headpiece.
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 14.9cm
  • Sheet width: 9cm
Collection
Accession number
E.2467-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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