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'Morning and carriage dresses', May 1842

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'Morning and carriage dresses', May 1842

published by George Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance
hand-coloured etching, published May 1842
6 3/4 in. x 3 7/8 in. (170 mm x 99 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47946

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Described in the magazine:
Morning Dress. Blue striped foulard robe, corsage a three-quarter height, and deeply pointed at the bottom. Long tight sleeve. Cap of point d'Angleterre, a small round shape, the lace that borders it is pointed, and disposed en aureole. The trimming consists of a knot of blue ribbon on one side, and a sprig of red roses on the other. Pelerine-cardinal of India muslin, embroidered and trimmed with lace, surmounted by blue ribbon, arranged in a novel style. Embroidered muslin cuffs trimmed with a row of lace falling over the hand.
Carriage Dress. Robe of white and pink shot poult de soie, the corsage quite high behind, tight to the shape, and a little open in front; it is trimmed with a berthe of point d'Alencon. Long tight sleeve. Italian straw bonnet, a cottage crown and moderately open brim, the interior is trimmed with half wreaths of roses of different hues, and the exterior with straw coloured ribbons, and a white and straw coloured aigrette. White cashmere scarf, the ends embroidered in a rich Turkish pattern.

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Current affairs

Edwin Chadwick publishes his damning report, Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Poor, which details the shocking living conditions of the urban poor and prompts government to take a new interest in public health issues.
A year-long depression and the rejection of the Chartist petition leads to riots, with workers striking in the Midlands, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and parts of Scotland.

Art and science

Mudie's Lending Library opens, becoming one of the largest circulating libraries in the period. Made popular by the otherwise high cost of books, it exerts a great influence over literature; both by maintaining the more costly 'three decker' novel structure, and acting as moral censor.
Richard Owen, the English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist, coins the term 'dinosaur', combining the Greek words for 'formidable' and 'reptile'.

International

Treaty of Nanjing, which allows China to trade with Britain and lends Hong Kong to the British crown for 150 years. In Afghanistan, the Anglo-Afghan war ends as the British abandon Kabul, withdrawing to India and losing most of their garrison force in the operation with only one member, Dr William Brydon, surviving.

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