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Title
Bridal fashions, Spring 1847
Alternative Title
Les Modes Parisiennes.
Contributor
Mlles. Romain (hat designer)
Millery (flower designer)
Mme. Olmer (dress designer)
Violard (lace designer)
Mayer (glove designer)
d'Oloron, G. Montaut (engraver)
Calise, Compte (artist)
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 stand in a church. The woman on the left is in her bridal gown. A sheer lace veil is draped over her head which is decorated with white roses and green leaves. Her dress is white satin with an ornate lace bodice which has a narrow lace collar and comes to a point at the waist. The sleeves are long with a single bow at the lace cuff. The skirt is embellished with several diagonal bands of lace extending from the center and ending with white bows. The woman on the right wears a light pink bonnet trimmed with white feathers and tied with wide pink ribbons. Her dress is hunter green with a hint of pink shimmer as it catches the light. The fabric is patterned with narrow black stripes which make a "V" shape on the bodice and run horizontally around the skirt. The front of the skirt is decorated with black trimmings which are fastened at three points to create two scallops. The women stand inside a church with a large glass arched Gothic window on the left. A straight-backed wooden chair sits to the left of the bride. On the right side of the frame, a group of three men and one woman gather around a table and sign a book, probably the marriage register. One man wears a black bicorne hat, the minister wears a white jacket with a red stole, and the third ,am is dressed in a black jacket with a white shirt. The woman wears a white bonnet, a brown dress, and is wrapped in a blue shawl. There are two large crosses: one in front of the window and the other above the doorway.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00331.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/356
Language
French
Subject
Bible
Bodices
Bows (Ribbon work)
Chairs
Church
Cloaks
Clothing and dress
Collars
Color in clothing
Columns
Cuffs (Clothing)
Dresses
Feathers
Flowers
Books
Gloves
Hats
Lace and lace making
Men's clothing
Ribbons
Roses
Shawls
Sleeves
Stripes
Veils
Wedding costume
Women's clothing
Women's hats
Bonnets (Hats)
Time Period
1840-1849
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 11 x 7.75 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 7
Relation
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/fpc

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