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Title
Morning and evening dresses, 1811
Alternative Title
London Morning & Evening 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
Women in morning and evening dress from 1811. The woman on the left wears a long, white, high-collared dress. She wears a long, pale yellow shawl that reaches almost to the ground and entirely covers her arms and shoulders. She wears black flat shoes with small bows and a blue bonnet. The woman on the right wears a long, pink, empire-waist dress. The dress has wide, white decorative bands or ribbon along the hem and vertically down the front. The woman wears white shoes with small bows and long white gloves. She holds a fan in her left hand. She wears a pink shawl with white ribbon details, similar to the dress. She wears a large pink hat with pink feathers.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00089.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/80
Language
English
Subject
Clothing and dress
Women's clothing
Dresses
Color in clothing
Collars
Fans
Feathers
Flowers
Gloves
Grasses
Necklaces
Pearls
Shawls
Women's shoes
Women's hats
Bonnets (Hats)
19th C costume England
Time Period
1810-1819
United Kingdom - Regency, 1795-1837
Place
England
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 5.125 x 8.25 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 2
Relation
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/fpc

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