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The Young Ladies Journal Latest Parisian Summer Fashions 1878

Fashion Plate
May 1878 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Landscape format plate showing 19 women and young girls outside on a pavillon, with a landscape in the background. The women are all elaborately dressed in fashionable day dresses with long, lavishly decorated and draped trains and long, form-fitting cuirasse bodices extending over the hips, all with bonnets and three carrying parasols.


Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Young Ladies Journal Latest Parisian Summer Fashions 1878 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
lithograph
Brief description
Hand-coloured lithograph for 'The Young Ladies Journal,' May 1878
Physical description
Landscape format plate showing 19 women and young girls outside on a pavillon, with a landscape in the background. The women are all elaborately dressed in fashionable day dresses with long, lavishly decorated and draped trains and long, form-fitting cuirasse bodices extending over the hips, all with bonnets and three carrying parasols.
DimensionsThis object is grouped with E. 515-1935 and E. 516-1935, with dimensions given as 'various sizes.'
Marks and inscriptions
The Young Ladies Journal Latest Parisian Summer Fashions 1878 D Nicholson & Compy 50 51 52 and 53. St. Pauls Churchyard & 66. Paternoster Row corner of cheapside London silk mercers to the Queen & outfitters to all parts of the world supply all the goods represented in the above illustration And from whom prices and particulars may be had gratis upon application 1000 patterns of newest sils and dress materials also sent post free-advt. Published with the May part 1878
Credit line
Given by Mrs. W.F.A. Ellison.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1935 London: HMSO, 1935
Collection
Accession number
E.514-1935

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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