'Dinner Party Dress invented by Miss Pierpoint', March 1827 Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
'Dinner Party Dress invented by Miss Pierpoint', March 1827 NPG D47586
© National Portrait Gallery, London
probably by William Hopwood, published by S. Robinson, published in The Lady's Magazine
Described in the magazine:
A dress of amber-coloured taffeta, with a full puckering of gauze, of the same colour, round the border, enriched by chevrons of satin formed of several narrow rouleaux. Body plain, the sleeves short and full, confined downwards by stripes of satin in points: the corsage finished round the tucker part by a full quilling of narrow white blond-tulle. A scarf of white figured blond thrown over the shoulders in elegant drapery, with a rich gold tassel at each end. The hair... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










