Ball dress, autumn 1837 Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Ball dress, autumn 1837 NPG D47725

© National Portrait Gallery, London

published in Le Follet, Courrier des Salons, Journal des Modes

Also published in The Lady's Magazine and Museum, December 1837, with a description:
Ball Dress - Dress of white tulle, with a double skirt, worn over white satin corsage uni and à-pointe, sleeves short, in plaits at top, the lower part in a small single sabot; the underneath skirt is ornamented with a very deep flounce of rich blonde, the outside one only reaches to the sides (see plate), where it is looped up, quite in the style of the ancient costumes; wreaths of small... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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