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| Title | Evening dress, 1811 |
| Publisher | John Bell |
| Place of Publication | Great Britain--London |
| Publication Date | 1811 |
| Original Source | La Belle assemblee, new ser., vol. 3, no. 18, (May 1811) |
| Notes | Satin dress with feathered turban and green shawl.
Caption on image: Evening full dress. Engraved for the 18th number of the new series of La Belle Assemblee, May 1, 1811
Text: English Costume evening dress. A robe and petticoat of white satin with short sleeves trimmed with green or yellow chenille over which is worn a light green drapery of crape fastened on the left shoulder with an amber or cornelian brooch; folded over the left side of the figure in front, nearly concealing the waist on that side; the hind part of the drapery is simply bound in at the bottom of the waist, and confined underneath the drapery in front, entirely ornamented round with yellow chenille. With this dress is worn a Turkish turban of green crape with trimming to correspond with plume on the right side. The hair in small round curls, divided on the right side. Amber or cornelian necklace. Gloves of white kid. Shoes of green kid, or silk. |
| TGM Subjects | Dresses--Drawings
Turbans--Drawings
Gloves--Drawings
Women--Clothing & dress
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| Historical Period | Empire Style; Georgian Style; Romantic Style; Regency Style |
| Digital Collection | Fashion Plate Collection
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| Order Number | COS032 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Fashion Plate Collection, SpecColl GT513 F37 1800
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| Object Type | Fashion illustration
Print |
| Physical Description | engraving, hand-colored; 23 x 14.5 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from an original engraving at 150 dpi in JPEG format and resized to 768x600 ppi. Saved at compression rate 3. 2002. |
