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Title
Bathing dress, Summer 1815
Alternative Title
Sea Side Bathing 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 in seaside bathing dress for August 1815. She stands in profile on a cliff overlooking the ocean. She wears a cream-colored hat with a wide brim and feathers decorating the front. Her white collar is visible above the back of her dress and a small ruffle can be seen in the front. She wears a green and pink plaid dress edged with a green, pointed-edged ruffle. The dress is long sleeved with white, ruffled cuffs. Her shoes are green with white stripes. She wears white stockings and white gloves. In her left hand she holds a white handbag, trimmed with ruffles.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00104.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/105
Language
English
French
Subject
Bows (Ribbon work)
Clothing and dress
Coats
Collars
Color in clothing
Cuffs (Clothing)
Dresses
Feathers
Gloves
Grasses
Handbags
Hats
Headgear
Hosiery
Lace and lace making
Neckwear
Plants
Pleats (Sewing)
Ribbons
Rocks
Sailing ships
Seas and oceans
Shoes
Shrubs
Sleeves
Stripes
Flags
Women's clothing
Women's hats
Women's shoes
Stagecoaches
Ruffle
Stockings
19th C costume England
Time Period
1810-1819
French - Restoration, 1814-1830
United Kingdom - Regency, 1795-1837
Place
England
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 6 x 9.5 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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