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Day dresses

Day dresses

Title

Day dresses

Description

Two day dresses with long sleeves and full skirts that are starting to show the shifting of the skirt's shape from conical to bustled. The left woman has a bodice with surplice style trim, a lace jabot, a ribbon belt, and a layered skirt with the top layer pulled up over the hips in a polonaise style. The right dress has a full skirt and matching cape with a rosette in centerback and fringe trim. The hairstyles are upswept with either a bonnet or a lace cap and both have ribbon trim. (published for Petit Courrier des Dames by Desterbecq, Amsterdam)

Creator

unknown

Source

RS 21/07/009

Publisher

Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html

Date

1867
2004-09-10

Rights

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Relation

Fashion Illustration Collection, 1776-1979 (bulk 1804-1935); http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/arch/rgrp/21-7-9.html

Format

Fashion illustration; 27.9x22.9 cm
Printed plates, with mechanized color added

Type

Image

Identifier

21-7-9.Barton.6-3-1
https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/