Walking or carriage costume, August 1839 Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Walking or carriage costume, August 1839 NPG D47763
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by G.H., published by Dobbs & Co, published in The Court Magazine and Monthly Critic and Lady's Magazine and Museum
Described in the magazine:
Dress of grey or drab gros de Naples, ornamented with two very deep flounces: the lower one the deepest. Corsage half-high en coeur, with a flat collar en guipure, attached in front with a large brooch; long cloak mantelet of organdi, lined with pale pink taffetas, and trimmed entirely round with very deep white lace. It may be tied in front with a pink silk cord and tassels. Hat of paille de riz, trimmed with pink, and ornamented at the left... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










