Fashions for March 1839

Name/Title

Fashions for March 1839

Entry/Object ID

2022.35.0051

Description

Fashion plate depicting three women. Bottom left in a yellow ball gown with a chevroned bust and white frill down the center-right of the skirt. Bottom right in a pink dinner dress with frills at the hem and a green headdress. Top in a light blue dress with a lace bertha. Around them, one yellow bonnet with matching ribbons and plumes, a black bonnet with lace draped over it, a lingerie cap with pink ribbons and white plumes, and a lingerie cap with white ribbon and flowers.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Colored Engraving

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Fashion Plate
Historic Costume

Made/Created

Date made

1839

Time Period

Early 19th Century, 19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Monthly Fashions for March, 1839

Language

English

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

90.139.5