The Casket
Engraver
Illman & Sons
(American, 19th century)
Date1853
MediumEngraving
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineGift of Ms. Anne Rowland
Object number79.210.130
Terms
- Women
- fashion illustration
- fashion
- women
- dresses
On View
Not on view
DescriptionPage from Les Modes Parisiennes; Peterson's Magazine. Commonly called Godey's Lady's Book. Depicts two women in elegant dresses. The woman on the left wears a yellow dress with blue details. The woman on the right wears a white-pink dress with a floral sash of ribbon around her waist. There is a portrait on the wall behind them, to the right.