Parisian Ball Dress
Fashion Plate
April 1821 (published)
April 1821 (published)
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Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a pink ball dress with short puffed sleeves trimmed with small pink flowers, a slight v-shaped neckline trimmed with van-dyked lace, and a band of white trimming arranged in chevrons around the skirt, accentuated either side with small pink flowers. She is also wearing white shoes and gloves, a pink headpiece decorated with small flowers, and a is holding a white folding fan.
Object details
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| Title | Parisian Ball Dress |
| Materials and techniques | hand-coloured engraving |
| Brief description | 'Parisian Ball Dress'. Fashion plate, hand-coloured engraving, published in La Belle Assemblee, British, April 1821 |
| Physical description | Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a pink ball dress with short puffed sleeves trimmed with small pink flowers, a slight v-shaped neckline trimmed with van-dyked lace, and a band of white trimming arranged in chevrons around the skirt, accentuated either side with small pink flowers. She is also wearing white shoes and gloves, a pink headpiece decorated with small flowers, and a is holding a white folding fan. |
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| Accession number | E.2196-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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