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Title
London dresses, Spring 1808
Alternative Title
London Dresses for April.
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
Three women in London dresses for April. The woman on the left stands facing the viewer with her head is in profile. She wears a white bonnet with two white feathers on top and white, oval earrings and a matching necklace. Her white, full-length dress has a gathered empire waist and long, dotted, white sleeves. She wears a gray-blue coat with short sleeves and she wears white, pointed shoes. The woman in the center has her back to the viewer with her face in profile. She wears a red headscarf or bonnet with red flowers and green leaves on it. She is adorned with white, oval earrings. Her white, full-length dress has an empire waist and square neck. The bodice is pleated to created more volume. The dress is short sleeved with two bows on each sleeve. The back of her dress has five white bows down the center and has a small train. She wears amber-colored gloves, which reach just past her elbow and a pair of white, pointed shoes. The woman on the right faces right with her whole body in profile. She wears an amber-colored bonnet or hat with pleats. A white feather decorates the top of the hat. She wears double-stranded, long dangling earrings. She wears a white, full length dress with a "V-shape" neck and an empire waist. Most of the dress is covered by her amber-colored, full length, long sleeved coat. She wears a pair of white gloves and a pair of black, pointed, flat shoes.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00073.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/67
Language
English
Subject
Bows (Ribbon work)
Clothing and dress
Coats
Color in clothing
Dresses
Earrings
Feathers
Flowers
Gloves
Hats
Headgear
Necklaces
Sleeves
Women's clothing
Women's hats
Women's shoes
Shoes
Dots
19th C costume England
Time Period
1800-1809
United Kingdom - Regency, 1795-1837
Place
England
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 4.125 x 7 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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