Description:
Fashion engravings or plates, so named because they were originally engraved illustrations in magazines, were a major sourse of news about changing styles of dress in the late 18th century and all of the 19th century. More economical to produce and ship than earlier fashion dolls, (known as fashion babies in England and poupees des modes in France), fashion engravings could be used by amateur sewers and experienced dressmakers alike to reproduce elements of current fashion. Since the mid-late 17th century, France led the way in the innovation of new styles, which were communicated through the publication of new fashion images. These French modes were then enthusiastically copied by English publications as well as other European countries. Fashion engravings made their way to America, where colonists, and later citizens of the United States, still eagerly sought fashion information from abroad. Collection of 56 loose fashion plates and lithographs. Taken as a whole, they help document changing tastes in fashion and its consumption in France, England, and the United States. This example is taken from the London publication the Ladies Magazine, and reads "Annin Smith & Co. Lith. FASHIONS FOR JULY - MORNING DRESS. For the Ladies Magazine. The condition of this lithograph is fair, having been previously glued to a moden cardboard backing.
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