Evening Dress
Fashion Plate
January 1829 (made)
January 1829 (made)
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Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a white satin evening dress. The bodice has a low neckline, and is pleated across the bust into a gold-coloured satin band. A circular cape comes from the front of the shoulder, over the short puffed sleeves, and is trimmed with a garland of gold-coloured gauze leaves. The full skirt is pleated into the waist and has a border of pleated tulle trimmed with a wreath of gauze laves. She is also wearing a gold-coloured waist sash, a gold locket, gold earrings, purple satin shoes, and white kid gloves. On her head is a large toque hat of pink and gold satin and tulle, trimmed with large bows.
Object details
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Title | Evening Dress |
Materials and techniques | hand-coloured engraving |
Brief description | 'Evening Dress', fashion plate, hand-coloured engraving, R. Ackermann, January 1829 |
Physical description | Fashion plate showing a woman wearing a white satin evening dress. The bodice has a low neckline, and is pleated across the bust into a gold-coloured satin band. A circular cape comes from the front of the shoulder, over the short puffed sleeves, and is trimmed with a garland of gold-coloured gauze leaves. The full skirt is pleated into the waist and has a border of pleated tulle trimmed with a wreath of gauze laves. She is also wearing a gold-coloured waist sash, a gold locket, gold earrings, purple satin shoes, and white kid gloves. On her head is a large toque hat of pink and gold satin and tulle, trimmed with large bows. |
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Accession number | E.1780-1888 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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