2 Men, 4 Women

Name/Title

2 Men, 4 Women

Entry/Object ID

2022.35.0338

Description

Fashion plate depicting two men and three women. The first man is wearing a navy-blue tailcoat over a black waistcoat and white ruffled and pintucked shirt. He is also wearing white pantaloons. In his hand, a bicorne. The first woman is wearing a black redingote with corded trim and a triple ruff around her neck. On her head, a wide-brimmed black hat with pink ribbons and plumes. The second man, viewed from the back, is wearing a blue tailcoat with black pantaloons and a black top hat. The second woman is wearing a white dress with short, puffed sleeves covered in lace frills. At knee level, the design of green vines and yellow acorns with yellow fringe. Around her waist, a green and yellow sash. In her hair, multiple white plumes. The third woma is wearing a maroon dress with a wide, straight neckline trimmed with embroidered frills, matching the frills that extend from under her short, puffed sleeves and just above the hem of her skirt. On her head, a black hat with pink plumes. Above them, the torso of a woman in white with blue bows at her right shoulder and plumes in her hair. Probably Moden Z.

Artwork Details

Medium

Colored Engraving, Paper

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Fashion Plate
Historic Costume

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung

Date made

circa 1830

Time Period

Early 19th Century, 19th Century

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2005.110.11