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French Court Dress

Fashion Plate
January 1818 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fashion plate showing a woman wearing French court dress. Her off-the-shoulder dress is white with a dark red train trimmed with a row of pale pink rose blossoms. She is wearing long white gloves, and a white turban-style headdress decorated with a large feather

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFrench Court Dress
Materials and techniques
hand-coloured engraving with etched lines
Brief description
'French Court Dress', fashion plate, hand-coloured engraving, La Belle Assemblee, January 1818
Physical description
Fashion plate showing a woman wearing French court dress. Her off-the-shoulder dress is white with a dark red train trimmed with a row of pale pink rose blossoms. She is wearing long white gloves, and a white turban-style headdress decorated with a large feather
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 19.5cm
  • Sheet width: 11.9cm
Collection
Accession number
E.2188-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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