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Title
French ball gowns, 1895
Alternative Title
La Mode Illustrée
Contributor
Bresson-Chauvet (designer)
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
Two women are standing in ball gowns. The woman on the left is wearing a white satin gown with a very wide square neckline. Dark green bows form the short sleeves, and the bodice has a band of pink, green, and gold brocrade across the front, and green and pink netting overlays the white bodice. The waist of the dress is also dark green. She wears very long white gloves, has a small corsage of flowers, two gold bangle bracelets, and carries a closed fan. The woman on the right is wearing a pink dress with large elbow length puffed sleeves, and a square neckline. the bodice is pink lace with a wide band of white ruching at the neck. At the waist is a belt of pink with a pink rosette at the side, with another rosette at the neckline. The skirt flares gently and has a very large pink bow trimming the left side near the hem. She wears over the elbow white gloves, a wide bracelet with pink and green, and holds a pink feather fan.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00496.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/495
Language
French
Subject
Gloves
Dresses
Women's clothing
Flowers
Fans
Bows (Ribbon work)
Bracelets
Sleeves
Ball dress
19th C costume France
Time Period
1890-1899
French - Third Republic, 1870-1940
Place
France
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 10.5 x 14.375 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrel Kirby, box 10
Relation
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/fpc

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