Drawing, pencil and gouache drawing

Fashion plate depicting a woman wearing a pink and white wasp-waisted dress with half-length puffed sleeves. The dress has a high neck and has decorative details in lace or embroidery on the bodice and hem. At the top right is a line drawing of the back of the dress.
Beneath is stamped ‘Messrs. Lewis and Allenby Limited/ Regent St./ London.’ Written in pencil on the back is ‘6d’.
Lewis & Allenby was a famous London silk mercers which supplied silks to Queen Victoria and other members of the royal family. They established themselves on the west side of Regent Street in the 1820s and extended to Conduit Street in the 1830s. The firm was absorbed by Dickens & Jones in the early 20th century.