Dinner or Evening Dress and Walking Costume, January 1840 Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Dinner or Evening Dress and Walking Costume, January 1840 NPG D47853
© National Portrait Gallery, London
published by Dobbs & Co, published in The Court Magazine and Monthly Critic and Lady's Magazine and Museum, first published in Le Follet, Courrier des Salons, Journal des Modes
Described in the magazine:
Dinner Dress - Dress of white tulle or crape over satin. The corsage is low, and has a few gathers at the waist, in the centre of the front and at the back. The sleeves sit quite tight to the arm and are ornamented with bows of satin ribbon. The skirt of the dress is open in front and forms a kind of tunic, with the corners rounded off, the trimming is of the same material as the dress, it is... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










