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Title
Walking dress, Summer 1818
Alternative Title
Deshabille Walking 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 wears a walking dress from 1818. The dress is white with long sleeves. She has a round cape attached to her collar covering her shoulders. The cuffs, collar and hem are trimmed with a repeating oval design. She wears white gloves, blue shoes, and a white bonnet with a large brim edged inside with a small ruffle, which is tied underneath her chin. Pink roses and a small bunch of blue flowers decorate the top of the bonnet. She carries an open parasol edged in fringe. She looks to the right.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00112.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/115
Language
English
Subject
Women's clothing
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Collars
Flowers
Gloves
Hosiery
Lace and lace making
Parasols
Women's shoes
Women's hats
Cuffs (Clothing)
Ruff
Bonnets (Hats)
Ruffle
19th C costume England
Time Period
1810-1819
United Kingdom - Regency, 1795-1837
Place
England
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 5.625 x 9.125 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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