Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1794-06-01
Print, hand coloured etching and aquatint
Caption: Full dresses, June 1794. Gallery of Fashion, Vol. 1, April 1794 to March 1795. Published by Nikolaus von Heideloff.
Fig. 13 (left): Head dress is a chiffonet of salmon-coloured crape-gauze, with a band of satin ribbon of the same colour, tied on the right side near the front in a small knot; with a string of large beads on the band. One salmon-coloured and two white ostrich feathers placed in the centre of the head-dress. Three diamond pins between the band and the feathers. The hair lightly frizzed and thrown into ringlets; behind in a plain chignon. Lawn petticoat, trimmed with a narrow flounce. Robe of white striped tiffany gauze, trimmed round the neck, and down the front with a narrow silk full fringe. Short sleeves, trimmed at the elbows with the same fringe. Small tiffany handkerchief within the robe, and drawn together in the front with a diamond slide. Pearl necklace and earrings. Small medallion suspended by a string of small pearls. Salmon coloured silk shoes.
Fig.14 (right): Head dress is a chiffonet of book-muslin, fancifully mixed with the hair and tied behind in a bow, the two ends trimmed with fringe, and falling very low; with a wreath of small roses on the bandeau and two white feathers, the tips spotted with purple. The side hair frizzed into small curls, and the hair behind falling down in ringlets. Round gown of striped muslin, the train trimmed with a broad purple satin ribbon; short full sleeves, trimmed with lace; double pleating of broad lace round the neck, tied at the front with a narrow purple ribbon. Purple satin ribbon sash. Purple ear rings, and purple beads round the neck. Purple shoes trimmed with white.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 2002.139/922
- Object name:
- print, hand coloured etching and aquatint
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- Artist/Maker:
- Heideloff, Nicholas, Heideloff's Gallery of Fashion
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- Production date:
- 1794-06-01
- Material:
paper, ink, watercolour
- Measurements/duration:
- H 286 mm, W 232 mm (paper)
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- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
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digital image © London Museum
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