Carriage or visiting costume, October 1839 Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Carriage or visiting costume, October 1839 NPG D47765
© National Portrait Gallery, London
published by Dobbs & Co, published in The Court Magazine and Monthly Critic and Lady's Magazine and Museum
Described in The Court Magazine:
Dinner Costume - first sitting figure. Redingotte of striped satin noisette and blue; the corsage is low and fits tight to the bust, and has a deep falling collar or cape; the sleeves are plain at top, with two tucks put on, the remainder full; a frill, of the same material of the dress, goes entirely down the front and round the collar; it is cut on the cross way, and is edged with a passe poil or piping of... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










