For Cottons Atheneum 1831

Name/Title

For Cottons Atheneum 1831

Entry/Object ID

2022.35.0040

Description

Fashion plate depicting two women on a stroll. The woman on the left is in a white bridal dress with a wide collar and short, puffed sleeves under lace hanging sleeves. On her head, a white headdress. The woman on the right is wearing a white walking dress under a pale-yellow cloak with blue piping. On her head, a wide-brimmed, blue hat with bows and plumes of the same color.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Colored Engraving

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Fashion Plate
Historic Costume

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Cotton's Atheneum

Date made

circa 1831

Time Period

Early 19th Century, 19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Pendleton's Lithog. Boston / BRIDAL DRESS --- WALKING DRESS. / For Cottons Atheneum

Language

English

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

88.308