Ball and dinner dresses, January 1841 Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Ball and dinner dresses, January 1841 NPG D47871
© 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
The plate was first published in Paris in 'Le Follet' on 26 December 1840. Described in the Court Magazine:
1st Figure - Dress of organdi à double jupe, over white satin: the inner skirt of the dress it will be perceived is considerably longer than the outer one; both skirts are finished by a broad hem, the one is looped up on the left side, with a full blown rose, the other on the right with a similar flower: the corsage of this very pretty... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










