Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1794-10-01
Print, hand coloured etching and aquatint
Caption: Morning dresses, October 1794. Gallery of Fashion, Vol. 1, April 1794 to March 1795. Published by Nikolaus von Heideloff.
Fig. 27 (on the left side): White hat, bound in black, and formed into a sharp point in the front, tied down with a yellow scarf; a yellow ostrich feather placed in the front. The hair of the toupee in small curls, the back hair in ringlets. Gown and petticoat of plain muslin. Long sleeves with short sleeves, in small pleats, over them; the short sleeves and the gown trimmed with small ruffles. The petticoat with a very broad hem. Handkerchief within the belt. Jonquille-coloured gloves and shoes.
Fig. 28 (on the right side): Small white silk hat, trimmed with yellow and pink-striped riband; a deep veil of clear white lawn, with an embroidered border in colours. The hair in light curls. Round gown of fine calico, with a narrow flounce of the same. Short full sleeves of plain muslin, made up into three different forms; the upper part loose, the middle in small pleats, and the end in ruffles. Over the shoulders pleated pink and yellow taffeta, crossing in the front. A narrow pink riband round the waist, tied on the left side. A string of white beads round the neck. Gold ear-rings. Yellow gloves and shoes.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 2002.139/932
- 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:
- 1794-10-01
- Material:
paper, ink, watercolour
- Measurements/duration:
- H 283 mm, W 225 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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