'Public promenade and bridal dresses', May 1844 Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
'Public promenade and bridal dresses', May 1844 NPG D47941
© National Portrait Gallery, London
published by George Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance
Described in the magazine:
Public Promenade Dress. Lilac taffetas robe, a high corsage, tight to the shape, and laced in front, with silk braiding, in such a manner as to give to the cambric under corsage the appearance of a stomacher. The top of the cambric corsage, which is just seen above the other, is trimmed with Valenciennes lace standing up. Long tight sleeve, terminated by a lace ruffle. Eight rouleaus, placed rather far apart, decorate the skirt. Light green poult de soie chapeau, an... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










