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Description
A woman in London fashionable full dress. She wears a gold tiara and has a large fluffy white and light blue feather stuck in her hair. She is adorned with a pearl necklace bearing a cross pendant. The bodice of her dress is light blue with two white panels, connected in the center with a round gold button. The gathered, quarter-length sleeves are decorated with one gold button on each side. The dress has a light blue cord tied in a bow at the empire waist. The ends of the cords reach to about her knees and finish with two large tassels. The dress is draped to show a white layer underneath with stitching along the hem. She holds a light blue train in her left hand and rests her right arm on a large wooden harp. She wears white pointed shoes with bows on them.
Belts (Clothing) Buttons Clothing and dress Color in clothing Dresses Feathers Harp Headgear Jewelry-Religious aspects Necklaces Shoes Sleeves Tassels Women's clothing 19th C costume England
Time Period
1800-1809
Place
England
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 4.75 x 8.125 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 2
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