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Title
Half dress, Winter 1813
Alternative Title
Half 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 wears a purple dress with yellow dots with a low neck and long sleeves. The sleeves have white ruffles at the cuffs and two white bows at the wrists. The neck has two rows of white trim and a white ruffle. The woman wears a white, lace-edged shawl, buff-colored gloves, and white shoes and stockings. She has a lacy, white cap and a gold necklace with a gold flower. The woman is seated on an upholstered bench. She reads at a small, wooden pedestal table that holds an open book and a candle in a gold candlestick made of two cherubim on a pedestal.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00101.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/87
Language
English
Subject
Benches
Books
Bows (Ribbon work)
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Gloves
Gold jewelry
Hosiery
Lace and lace making
Necklaces
Shawls
Women's clothing
Women's hats
Women's shoes
Pedestal tables
Candles
Candlesticks
Bonnets (Hats)
Dots
Ruffle
Stockings
19th C costume England
Time Period
1810-1819
United Kingdom - Regency, 1795-1837
Place
England
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 3
Relation
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/fpc

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