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A draped bodice of the 1820s, the front pleated or decorated like a fan converging from the shoulders to a blunt point at the waist, from the French for a sheaf of corn. The term was still sometimes used in the '30s and early '40s to describe a V-shaped arrangement of folds on the longer bodice.

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'Walking Dress', December 1825, published by J. Robins & Co, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine - NPG D47561

'Walking Dress', December 1825

published by J. Robins & Co, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine
hand-coloured etching, published 1 December 1825
NPG D47561

'Evening Costume', January 1825, published by J. Robins & Co, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine - NPG D47562

'Evening Costume', January 1825

published by J. Robins & Co, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine
hand-coloured etching, published 1 January 1825
NPG D47562

'Evening Dress', April 1825, published by J. Robins & Co, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine - NPG D47565

'Evening Dress', April 1825

published by J. Robins & Co, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine
hand-coloured etching, published 1 April 1825
NPG D47565

'Summer Theatre Dress', June 1825, published by J. Robins & Co, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine - NPG D47567

'Summer Theatre Dress', June 1825

published by J. Robins & Co, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine
hand-coloured etching, published 1 June 1825
NPG D47567

'Carriage Dress invented by Miss Pierpoint', September 1827, probably by William Hopwood, published by S. Robinson, published in The Lady's Magazine - NPG D47593

'Carriage Dress invented by Miss Pierpoint', September 1827

probably by William Hopwood, published by S. Robinson, published in The Lady's Magazine
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published 1 October 1827
NPG D47593

'Evening Dress. Concert Dress', April 1827, by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine - NPG D47602

'Evening Dress. Concert Dress', April 1827

by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published 1 April 1827
NPG D47602

'Afternoon Dress. Evening Dress', July 1827, by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine - NPG D47599

'Afternoon Dress. Evening Dress', July 1827

by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published 1 July 1827
NPG D47599

'Evening Dress. Dinner Party Dress', November 1827, by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine - NPG D47601

'Evening Dress. Dinner Party Dress', November 1827

by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published 1 November 1827
NPG D47601

'Walking Dresses', August 1827, by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine - NPG D47598

'Walking Dresses', August 1827

by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published 1 August 1827
NPG D47598

'Ball Dress. Evening Dress', January 1828, probably by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine - NPG D47621

'Ball Dress. Evening Dress', January 1828

probably by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published 1 January 1828
NPG D47621

'Ball Dress. Evening Costume', September 1828, probably by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine - NPG D47625

'Ball Dress. Evening Costume', September 1828

probably by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine
hand-coloured etching and acquatint, published 1 September 1828
NPG D47625

'Evening Dress. Dinner Party Dress', November 1828, probably by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine - NPG D47626

'Evening Dress. Dinner Party Dress', November 1828

probably by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine
hand-coloured etching and acquatint, published 1 November 1828
NPG D47626

'London Walking Dress', August 1836, published by Joseph Robins, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine - NPG D47687

'London Walking Dress', August 1836

published by Joseph Robins, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine
hand-coloured etching, published August 1836
NPG D47687

'Fashions for July 1838', published in The New Monthly Belle Assemblée - NPG D47743

'Fashions for July 1838'

published in The New Monthly Belle Assemblée
hand-coloured etching, published July 1838
NPG D47743

'Toilette de soirée et toilette de ville', September 1842, published by Dobbs & Co, published in The Court Magazine and Monthly Critic and Lady's Magazine and Museum, first published in Le Follet, Courrier des Salons, Journal des Modes - NPG D47905

'Toilette de soirée et toilette de ville', September 1842

published by Dobbs & Co, published in The Court Magazine and Monthly Critic and Lady's Magazine and Museum, first published in Le Follet, Courrier des Salons, Journal des Modes
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published September 1842
NPG D47905

'Promenade dresses', September 1845, published by George Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance - NPG D47955

'Promenade dresses', September 1845

published by George Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance
hand-coloured etching, published September 1845
NPG D47955

Demi toilette and morning visiting dress, June 1847, by Sangar, published by Elizabeth Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance - NPG D47973

Demi toilette and morning visiting dress, June 1847

by Sangar, published by Elizabeth Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance
hand-coloured etching, published June 1847
NPG D47973