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| Title | Court dress, 1820 |
| Publisher | John Bell |
| Place of Publication | Great Britain--London |
| Publication Date | 1820 |
| Original Source | La Belle assemblee, vol. 22, no. 138, (August 1820) |
| Notes | Caption on image: Court Dress of Lady Worsley Holmes at the first Drawing Room of George IV. Invented by Mrs. Bell, 52 St. James's Street. Published August 1, 1820 for La Belle Assemblee No. 138 Published November 1, 1819
Text: It consists of a rich white satin slip, with a fancy petticoat over it embroidered with pearls, wheat-ears, blue chenille rosettes, and wreaths of the same. The petticoat finished at the border with a rouleau of blue gros-de-Naples, wreathed over with pearls. A robe train of blue gros-de-Naples lined throughout with white satin, trimmed all round with a rich French blond, and rouleau of gros-de-Naples entwined with pearls to correspond to the petticoat. The body of blue gros-de-Naples, tastefully ornamented with pearls and French blond. Head-dress a magnificent plume of ostrich feathers, bandeau of diamonds and blond court lappets. |
| TGM Subjects | Dresses--Drawings
Hats--Drawings
Gloves--Drawings
Shawls--Drawings
Women--Clothing & dress
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| Historical Period | Georgian Style; Regency Style; Romantic Style |
| Digital Collection | Fashion Plate Collection
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| Order Number | COS044 |
| 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. |
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