La Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine Addressed Particularly to the Ladies

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Artist/Maker	La Belle Assemblée Whittaker, G. B. (publishers)
Place of origin	London (published)

Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a black (mourning) dinner party dress with flower and chevron detailing at the top of the bodice, lace collar and bunching around the hem. She is wearing white gloves and a turban, and carrying a shawl. To her left stands a table with grotesque leg comprising a lions head and paw. A vase of flowers stands on top of the table.

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Categories	Fashion Plates Fashion Prints Clothing Womenswear Evening Wear
Object type	Print
Title	La Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine Addressed Particularly to the Ladies (series title)
Materials and techniques	Hand-coloured etching Paper Printing Ink Pigments Etching Hand-Colouring
Brief description	Fashion plate from La Belle Assemblée, N. 26, New Series, Feb 1, 1827. Dinner Party Dress. Published by G.B. Whittaker.
Physical description	Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a black (mourning) dinner party dress with flower and chevron detailing at the top of the bodice, lace collar and bunching around the hem. She is wearing white gloves and a turban, and carrying a shawl. To her left stands a table with grotesque leg comprising a lions head and paw. A vase of flowers stands on top of the table.
Dimensions	Height: 20.9cm Width: 14.6cm
Marks and inscriptions	DINNER PARTY DRESS. / Published by G.B. Whittaker for La Belle Assemblée. N°.26. New series. Feby 1. 1827 (Below lower margin)
Object history	Purchased from E. Parsons.
Subjects depicted	Mourning Table Vase Dinner Dress Ensemble Woman
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1972-1888

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O610845/la-belle-assemblée-or-bells-print-whittaker-g-b/

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