Ball and dinner dresses, February 1841 Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Ball and dinner dresses, February 1841 NPG D47872

© 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

Described in the Court Magazine:
First figure - Dress of blond over satin, the skirt ornamented with two immensely deep flounces, put on nearly plain. Corsage of satin, à pointe with three seams in front. The sleeves short and tight, with four tucks or folds in which ribbons are inserted, are finished by deep blonde engageantes, with blonde Berthe to match. The back hair is en chignon, and dressed very low, the front brought low to the sides of the head, where it is braided... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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