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Afternoon dress and Full Dress for August 1799
Unknown, 1799, Engraving
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Afternoon dress and Full Dress for August 1799
Afternoon dress and Full Dress for August 1799
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Title
Afternoon dress and Full Dress for August 1799
Description
Ladies on the left model afternoon dress in straw bonnets and muslin robes. The ladies on the right pose in full dress, with their hair tied up with silk bands and adorned with ostrich feathers. They were long gowns of muslin and satin, decorated with gold and silver buttons, tassels and trims.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1799
Size
17.2 x 19.6 cm
Type
Engraving
Location
Art and Design Library
This image is taken from The Lady's Monthly Museum, a volume which includes editions from July, August, September, October, November and December 1799.
As well as these coloured engravings from the 'Cabinet of Fashion' the magazines contain literature and theatre reviews, letters to the editor, poetry, articles on female historical figures such as Lady Jane Grey and Mary Queen of Scots and 'charades' (or poetic riddles).
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