Walking Dress
Fashion Plate
mid 1811 (printed)
mid 1811 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A mother and child walking along a beach or riverside, with a boat visible in the distance. The mother wearing a high-waisted, ankle-length white dress with decoration around the hem, yellow ankle boots, and a sheer yellow gauze shoulder-cape edged with tasselled fringe.She wears a matching yellow turban and carries a small reticule with tasselled corners. Her son, holding her hand, is wearing a blue suit that appears to be all one piece, buttoning down the front; with a black and red hat and is carrying his mother's parasol, which is yellow with fringe to match her shoulder-cape.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Walking Dress |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured etching. |
| Brief description | Walking Dress. Fashion plate from Ackermann's Repository of Arts, hand-coloured etching. 1811. |
| Physical description | A mother and child walking along a beach or riverside, with a boat visible in the distance. The mother wearing a high-waisted, ankle-length white dress with decoration around the hem, yellow ankle boots, and a sheer yellow gauze shoulder-cape edged with tasselled fringe.She wears a matching yellow turban and carries a small reticule with tasselled corners. Her son, holding her hand, is wearing a blue suit that appears to be all one piece, buttoning down the front; with a black and red hat and is carrying his mother's parasol, which is yellow with fringe to match her shoulder-cape. |
| Dimensions | Individual dimensions not on record. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs A. L. Hudswell |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938. London: The Board of Education, 1939. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3003-1938 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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