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The English Witzchoura and Evening Dress

Fashion Plate
January 1817 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fashion plate showing two women dressed in evening wear. The woman on the left is seated holding a fan and wears a long blue dress trimmed with white, flat white shoes, a necklace, hair comb, and long white gloves. The woman on the right is in profile wearing a blue witzchoura with a white cap decorated with pink ribbons and flowers

Object details

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Object type
TitleThe English Witzchoura and Evening Dress
Materials and techniques
hand-coloured engraving with etching
Brief description
'The English Witzchoura and Evening Dress'. Fashion plate, designs by Mrs Bell, published by Dean & Munday, London, January 1817
Physical description
Fashion plate showing two women dressed in evening wear. The woman on the left is seated holding a fan and wears a long blue dress trimmed with white, flat white shoes, a necklace, hair comb, and long white gloves. The woman on the right is in profile wearing a blue witzchoura with a white cap decorated with pink ribbons and flowers
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 17.3cm
  • Sheet width: 10.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
The English Witzchoura and Evening Dress / Invented by Mrs Bell, No. 26, Charlotte Street, Bedford Square / Pub. Jany. 1. 1817. by Dean & Munday Threadneedle Street, London
Collection
Accession number
E.1832-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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