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

Print
1827 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A lady 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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLa Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine Addressed Particularly to the Ladies (series title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
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
A lady 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
Collection
Accession number
E.1972-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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