Evening Dress
Fashion Plate
April 1818 (published)
April 1818 (published)
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Fashion plate depicting a woman wearing a pale blue empire-waisted evening dress trimmed with pink ruffles, with long white sleeves trimmed with lace and pink ribbon, and a wide standing lace collar. She has a high white headdress trimmed with pearls and pink flowers, and is wearing large pearl drop earrings and white shoes. She is holding a folding fan, and standing in front of an elaborately carved table, upon which rests a bowl of pink and blue flowers
Object details
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| Title | Evening Dress |
| Materials and techniques | hand-coloured engraving with etched lines |
| Brief description | 'Evening Dress', fashion plate, designed by Mrs Bell, published in La Belle Assemblée, April 1818 |
| Physical description | Fashion plate depicting a woman wearing a pale blue empire-waisted evening dress trimmed with pink ruffles, with long white sleeves trimmed with lace and pink ribbon, and a wide standing lace collar. She has a high white headdress trimmed with pearls and pink flowers, and is wearing large pearl drop earrings and white shoes. She is holding a folding fan, and standing in front of an elaborately carved table, upon which rests a bowl of pink and blue flowers |
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| Accession number | E.2067-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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