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Description
Two women in London fashionable dress. The woman on the left wears a light blue, yellow-brimmed bonnet, tied with a light blue ribbon; a pink rose is pinned in her hair. She wears a light blue cloak wrapped around her shoulders and long yellow gloves. Her white floor length dress has two yellow ribbons crossed over her bodice and a wide yellow stripe along the bottom. In her left hand she carries a yellow parasol, with a ruffle or fringe around the edge. The woman on the right wears a white headband and a lace veil with tassels on the ends. She wears a blue dress of draped and gathered fabric with a short train. Her sleeves are gathered with white ribbons and a white button. She wears white flat shoes. Her left hand is around her back, holding her dress. In her right hand she holds both a yellow shawl with a tassel on the corner, and a white fan.
Bows (Ribbon work) Clothing and dress Cloaks Color in clothing Dresses Fans Gloves Hats Headgear Lace and lace making Ribbons Shoes Sleeves Tassels Veils Women's hats Flowers Bonnets (Hats) Capes (Outerwear) 19th C costume England
Time Period
1800-1809
Place
England
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 4.75 x 8.5 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 2
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