New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Les Modes Parisiennes

Engraver Illman & Sons (American, 19th century)

Date1850

MediumEngraving

ClassificationsWorks on Paper

Credit LineGift of Ms. Anne Rowland

Object number79.210.173

Terms

Women
fashion illustration
fashion
women
dresses

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DescriptionPage from Les Modes Parisiennes; Peterson's Magazine. Commonly called Godey's Lady's Book. Depicts two women in elegant dresses in an interior scene. Works of art hang salon style on the wall behind them. The woman on the left wears a pink dress and a patterned shawl draped around her. The woman on the right wears a green dress and a blue overcoat. She carries a red pamphlet in her hand.