Walking or carriage costume, September 1839 Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Walking or carriage costume, September 1839 NPG D47764

© National Portrait Gallery, London

published by Dobbs & Co, published in The Court Magazine and Monthly Critic and Lady's Magazine and Museum

Described in the magazine:
Redingotte of lavender poux de soie, corsage demi-décolletée (half high,) open as far as the waist in front, and in deep plaits or folds at each side, the back tight. Sleeves plain, the fit the shoulder at top, the remainder very full, the poignet, or wristband, not very deep, and ornamented with two points (which turn up), and are trimmed with blonde; the top of the sleeve is ornamented with a kind of bow of the material of the dress, the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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

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