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Title
Archery dresses, Autumn 1831
Alternative Title
Archery Dresses
Contributor
G.B. Whittaker and Co. (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
The woman on the left wears a green archery dress with full skirts, a large, pointed, white lace collar and long sleeves with double puffs at the shoulders. The woman wears a green belt with a gold buckle and gold trim. A gold and green tassel hangs from one side of the belt, while an ornate gold and green hip quiver holding several white, feather-tipped arrows hangs from the other. The woman's hat has a white, upturned brim edged with green. It is adorned with several large white plumes at the crown and a golden ornament at the brim. The woman wears long dangling earrings, green boots, pale gloves, and a brown bracer, or arm-guard, on her left forearm. She holds a bow and arrow ready to shoot. The woman on the right wears a blue and white archery dress with a high, lacy collar and a short, sheer apron. The bodice and sleeves are extremely ornate and reminiscent of a doublet. The bodice is decorated with rows of white braid in a military fashion and white ruffles extend from the shoulders. The sleeves are blue and fitted below the elbow, but puffed at the shoulder, where they are blue and white striped and trimmed in lace ruffles. The skirt is a very pale blue, and the woman wears a blue belt with a large buckle at her waist. A tassel and small, arrow-filled hip quiver hang from this woman's belt. She wears blue boots, white gloves, and large dangling earrings. Her white hat has an upturned brim trimmed with a white brooch or ornament. Several large white plumes adorn the crown. She wears a bracer on her left forearm and carries a bow and arrow, though hers are lowered as she watches her companion take her shot. A large green back quiver, trimmed in gold and with a green and white ribbon carrying strap, lies in the foreground. The two women are outside. They stand on grass with trees and an archery target behind them.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00187.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/174
Language
English
Subject
Aprons
Belt buckles
Belts (Clothing)
Boots
Bows (Ribbon work)
Braid
Brooches
Buttons
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Earrings
Feathers
Gloves
Grasses
Gold jewelry
Lace and lace making
Ribbons
Ruff
Sleeves
Stripes
Tassels
Trees
Women's clothing
Women's hats
Women's shoes
Quivers (Archery)
Targets (Shooting)
Archery
Bow and arrow
Ruffle
Doublets
Bracers
19th C costume England
Time Period
1830-1839
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 4
Relation
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/fpc

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