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Parisian Ball Dress

Fashion Plate
April 1821 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
TitleParisian 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.
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 21.5cm
  • Sheet width: 11.2cm
Collection
Accession number
E.2196-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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