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Ball Dress

Fashion Plate
February 1812 (made)
Artist/Maker
R Ackermann (publishers)
William Hopwood (etchers)
Place of origin
London (published)

Fashion plate showing a seated woman wearing a white and gold ball dress with gold shoes, white gloves, and a white lace veil

Object details

Categories
Fashion Plates
Prints
Clothing
Object type
Fashion plate
TitleBall Dress
Materials and techniques
hand-coloured engraving with etched shading
Paper (Fiber Product)
Printing Ink
Watercolour (Paint)
Etching
Engraving (Printing Process)
Hand Colouring
Brief description
'Ball Dress', fashion plate, hand-coloured engraving, R. Ackermann, London, February 1812
Physical description
Fashion plate showing a seated woman wearing a white and gold ball dress with gold shoes, white gloves, and a white lace veil
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 22cm
  • Sheet width: 13cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • BALL DRESS
  • No. 38 of R. ACKERMANN'S REPOSITORY of ARTS &c Pub. 1st. Feb. 1812, at 101. Strand. LONDON.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1919-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O610897/ball-dress-fashion-plate-william-hopwood/
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