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French home morning dress, autumn 1836

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French home morning dress, autumn 1836

published in Le Follet, Courrier des Salons, Journal des Modes
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, circa October 1836
8 1/4 in. x 5 3/4 in. (210 mm x 145 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47714

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Also published in the Lady's Magazine and Museum, November 1836, with the following description:
Toilette de chez soi - Home morning dress - First figure. Dress of light green (vert pomme) gros de Naples; the corsage made low, fitting tight to the bust, and fastened at the back; the sleeves long, cut on the cross way, and sitting as tight to the arm as the sleeve of a man's coat (see plate): the sleeves without any trimming whatsoever. The skirt of the dress is ornamented with a deep flounce, which is edged with a liseré (piping) the colour of itself. Mantelet a la Corday - made of silk, gorge de pigeon (shot silk). The mantelet is low in the neck, pointed at the back like a fichu or pelerine; it is crossed in front, and knotted at the back of the waist (see plate). The ends are very long and rounded. A very narrow lace goes round the top or neck part of the mantelet; but begins to widen gradually when it crosses in front. The lower side is trimmed with an immensely wide lace, put on very full. Flat collar of embroidered cambric. Cap of figured tulle; a round caul, sitting very high, and with a good deal of fullness at top; plain deep head-piece; a wide triple border of lace (the first goes all round, and forms a bavolet at back - see plate) is so put on, as to make it stand back off the face as much as possible. At the ears it comes close, and is rounded off again. A wide foulard riband goes round the upper and lower part of the head-piece, and a bow with long ends is placed over the border, at back.
Second Figure. - Dress made as the preceding one, of sprigged muslins. The sleeves short, tight to the arm, and finishing at the elbow with a deep lace ruffle. Fichu mantelet, à la Corday, of grey poux de soie. Cap the same as the one just described. Hair in very long ringlets, à l'Anglaise. Long white kid gloves, trimmed at top with a narrow black velvet riband, simply laid on (see plate). A gold cross is suspended from a narrow black velvet riband round the neck.

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