'Walking Dress invented by Miss Pierpoint', July 1827 Greetings Card

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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.

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