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Title
Evening dress, Autumn 1812
Alternative Title
Evening Dress
Contributor
Hopwood (engraver)
George Cowie & Co. (publisher)
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 wears an evening dress from 1812. She wears a short-sleeved empire-waisted white dress. The skirt of the overdress is open at the front, letting the underdress show beneath. Pearls line the edge of the overdress skirt. Seven short strands of blue and pink flowers connect the edges of the skirt to the hem and there are flowers on the top of the bodice. Her sleeves are slit vertically to reveal the fabric beneath. The sleeves are edged with gold. She is adorned with a three strand bead necklace and a white turban with a spray of feathers. She wears white gloves, white shoes, and holds a white fan. Behind her is a red upholstered chaise longue, drapery, and a column.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00096.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/97
Language
English
Subject
Clothing and dress
Women's clothing
Dresses
Columns
Draperies
Fans
Feathers
Gloves
Gold jewelry
Necklaces
Pearls
Women's shoes
Turbans
Bonnets (Hats)
Chaise lounges
Time Period
1810-1819
United Kingdom - Regency, 1795-1837
Place
England
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored,4.375 x 7.625 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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