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Morning & Evening Costume for May 1817

Fashion Plate
May 1817 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fashion plate showing two women. The woman on the left is wearing a pale purple morning dress trimmed around the hem with strips of blue ribbon, and on the bodice with blue and yellow striped ribbon. She also has on a white lace collar, yellow gloves, and a straw bonnet trimmed with yellow and blue striped ribbon and small pink, white, and green floral blossoms. She is holding a small gold-rimmed eyeglass which is on a chain around her neck. The woman on the right is seated and is wearing a long-sleeved white evening dress with van-dyked trimming and yellow waistband, with yellow gloves and a gold necklace. She is also wearing a white cap trimmed with white ruffles and pink and purple floral blossoms. She is holding a white folding fan.

Object details

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Object type
TitleMorning & Evening Costume for May 1817
Materials and techniques
hand-coloured engraving with etched lines
Brief description
'Morning & Evening Costume for May 1817', fashion plate, hand-coloured engraving with etching, designs by Mrs Bell, published by Dean & Munday, London, May 1817
Physical description
Fashion plate showing two women. The woman on the left is wearing a pale purple morning dress trimmed around the hem with strips of blue ribbon, and on the bodice with blue and yellow striped ribbon. She also has on a white lace collar, yellow gloves, and a straw bonnet trimmed with yellow and blue striped ribbon and small pink, white, and green floral blossoms. She is holding a small gold-rimmed eyeglass which is on a chain around her neck. The woman on the right is seated and is wearing a long-sleeved white evening dress with van-dyked trimming and yellow waistband, with yellow gloves and a gold necklace. She is also wearing a white cap trimmed with white ruffles and pink and purple floral blossoms. She is holding a white folding fan.
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 16.6cm
  • Sheet width: 10.8cm
Collection
Accession number
E.2334-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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