'Walking Dress invented by Miss Pierpoint', July 1827 Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
'Walking Dress invented by Miss Pierpoint', July 1827 NPG D47594
© 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 stone-coloured muslin, with a very broad fancy border of blue, red and yellow riband, formed in diamond-chequers. The sleeves en gigot, with points at the wrists above and below a broad gold bracelet, clasped by a medallion in hair. A Canezou spencer of jaconot muslin, trimmed with Urling's lace, and tied in front of the throat with a bow of pink riband. A belt, the same as the dress, encircles the waist, and is fastened in front with... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










