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Usually lined to stand stiffly like a melon, either round the shoulder or elbow length, and often worn under a transparent long sleeve; early references might be to a puff sleeve with divisions. Circa 1809-15 and on evening dresses of the late 1820s.

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'Evening Costume', May 1828, published by Rudolph Ackermann, published in The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, &c - NPG D47611

'Evening Costume', May 1828

published by Rudolph Ackermann, published in The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, &c
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published 1 May 1828
NPG D47611

'Dinner Dress', November 1828, published by Rudolph Ackermann, published in The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, &c - NPG D47616

'Dinner Dress', November 1828

published by Rudolph Ackermann, published in The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, &c
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published 1 November 1828
NPG D47616

'Parisian Dinner Dress', January 1829, published by Rudolph Ackermann, published in R. Ackermann's Repository of Fashions - NPG D47636

'Parisian Dinner Dress', January 1829

published by Rudolph Ackermann, published in R. Ackermann's Repository of Fashions
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published 1 January 1829
NPG D47636