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Title
Full dress, Spring 1821
Alternative Title
Full Dress
Contributor
R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts (publisher)
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
Woman wears a white dress with short, puffed sleeves and an empire waist. The low, square neck is trimmed in white ruffles, as are the sleeves. The skirt is hemmed with a wide band of white borders and decorations. The woman wears two strands of pearls at her neck and white, elbow-length gloves. She has pearls and white plumes in her hair, as well as a small hat on the back of her head. The hat matches her hair and is rigid with a crown comprised of three zigzag tiers. The woman is seated on a light wood bench, upholstered in blue. She holds an open book of music in her lap.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00122.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/121
Language
English
Subject
Benches
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Feathers
Gloves
Headgear
Lace and lace making
Necklaces
Pearls
Sashes (Clothing)
Women's clothing
Women's hats
Women's shoes
Zigzags
Sheet music
Chokers
Ruffle
19th C costume England
Time Period
1820-1829
United Kingdom - Regency, 1795-1837
Place
England
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 5.75 x 9.25 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 3
Relation
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/fpc

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