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Title
Morning dress, 1836
Alternative Title
Morning Dress.
Publication Information
Ella Strong Denison Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the Ella Strong Denison Library at http://www.scrippscollege.edu/denison/
Description
A woman stands in morning dress. She wears a pink bonnet with a wide brim, trimmed in white. The crown of the bonnet is decorated with pink ribbon bows, white lace and pink flowers. The ruffled edge of her mobcap in visible inside of the bonnet. Three pink flowers line the space inside of the brim. A pink ribbon is tied in a bow beneath her chin. She wears a double stranded, black cord choker with a cross on the bottom strand. Her dress is charcoal grey with a floral and dot design. The neckline is shaped like a "V." Ruffles line the shoulders and upper arms of the dress. She wears black shoes and white gloves. The woman looks at a book and holds it open on a table. The table has carved legs and a dark green table cloth with black stripes around the hem.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00224.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/197
Language
English
Subject
Bodices
Books
Bows (Ribbon work)
Clothing and dress
Color in clothing
Dresses
Flowers
Folio art books
Gloves
Hats
Headgear
Jewelry-Religious aspects
Lace and lace making
Necklaces
Neckwear
Pedestal tables
Pleats (Sewing)
Ribbons
Shoes
Sleeves
Tablecloths
Tables
Women's clothing
Women's hats
Women's shoes
Bonnets (Hats)
Chokers
Dots
Floral patterns
Morning dress
Ruffle
19th C costume England
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 3.75 x 6 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 1
Relation
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/fpc

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