'The Fashions'. Toilette habillée and travelling dress, August 1861 Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
'The Fashions'. Toilette habillée and travelling dress, August 1861 NPG D47991
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Amédée Bodin, published by Samuel Orchart Beeton, published in The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, first published in Le Moniteur de la Mode
Described in the magazine:
1. Toilette Habillée. - The bonnet is made of white embroidered tulle, drawn in the front, and with a plain crown; the curtain is made of tulle, over stiff net, and is covered at the bottom with a row of black lace. The bonnet is trimmed at the top with a bow of cerise ribbon, in which two ostrich feathers are fastened - one falling on the right side, and the other on the left. The bandeau is composed of cerise... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










