'Paris Ball Dress', February 1836 Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
'Paris Ball Dress', February 1836 NPG D47696
© National Portrait Gallery, London
published by Joseph Robins, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine
Described in the magazine:
Rose satin under dress, open robe of white tulle, the corsage pointed at bottom, and draped à la Sévigné, with a plain back; has the drapery retained on the shoulders and in the centre of the bosom by knots of ribbons, with a bouquet of flowers inserted in each; triple bouffant sleeves, ornamented with a butterfly bow at the bottom; the skirt is rounded at the bottom, and the front disposed in longitudinal folds; a row of knots of ribbon, with... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










