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'Home dresses', September 1845 (Home dress and home dinner dress)

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'Home dresses', September 1845 (Home dress and home dinner dress)

published by George Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance
hand-coloured etching, published September 1845
7 5/8 in. x 4 7/8 in. (193 mm x 123 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47956

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Described in the magazine:
Home Dresses. No. 3. Green foulard robe; the corsage is high at the back, and very open on the bosom. The sleeves are rather more than a three-quarter length, tight to the arm, and finished at the top with a round mancheron of two falls; the bottom is terminated by a flounce. Cambric chemisette and under sleeve. The skirt is trimmed very high with flounces; they are placed five, four, and three together, each portion being placed at some distance from the other. White poult de soie chapeau, a round shape, and moderately close brim, and ornamented with bands of pink ribbon, and a half wreath of flowers.
Home Dinner Dress. No. 4. Pale lavender poult de soie robe; a low pointed corsage, trimmed with a deep berthe of the same. Short tight sleeves. The skirt is trimmed high, with flounces put three together; they are deep, laid on in light festoons, and each portion headed by a rouleau. The berthe is edged with a single narrow flounce. Tulle cap, a round shape, and rather high caul; it is bordered all round with two rows of blonde guipure, and trimmed with a guirlande à la Flore, composed of roses and other flowers.

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