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Title
Dancing dress, 1809
Alternative Title
Dancing 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 a dancing dress. She wears a gold diadem headband, gold, dangling, hoop earrings, a gold necklace, and two gold bracelets. She wears a pair of white gloves trimmed with gold, her dress has short sleeves, trimmed with gold cord and the neck is trimmed with the same gold cord. A gold cord circles the empire waist and is tied in a bow at the center front, with tassels reaching her knees. The sheer top layer of her dress floats over a simple, white under layer. The bottom of the sheer layer is trimmed with gold cord. The dress is ankle length. She wears white stockings and a pair of white, flat shoes trimmed with gold.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00076.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/88
Language
English
Subject
Belts (Clothing)
Bracelets
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Earrings
Flowers
Gloves
Gold jewelry
Headgear
Hosiery
Leaves
Necklaces
Rope
Shoes
Sleeves
Tassels
Women's clothing
Women's shoes
Stockings
19th C costume England
Time Period
1800-1809
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 2
Relation
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/fpc

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