Description:
Partially hand-colored fashion engraving depicting two women in the landscape wearing the latest styles of dress and accessories. Each illustrated woman corresponds to descriptive text ("Fig. 27." and "Fig. 28.") not extant with the plate."Published as the Act directs October 1, 1794, by N. Heideloff, at the Gallery of Fashion Office, No.90, Wardour Street." Fashion engravings, or plates, showed the latest styles of dress and accessories for women, men, and sometimes childres, Often originating in France, the plates stimluated consumption and the desire for novelty. French plates circulated to other countries in Europe, as well as England and America. Often these other countries (England, Italy, Germany) copied French fashion plates, publishing them months after the French originals appeared.
Subjects:
Watercolor painting Link to share this object record:
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