The Casket
Engraver
Illman & Sons
(American, 19th century)
CultureAmerican
Date1853
MediumEngraving
InscribedRecto, bottom left, pencil: "July 1853"
Recto, bottom center, printed: "THE CASKET."
"Dress Queens Brocade of a rich robe pattern -- Sleeves and Chemisette of [?] lace on [?]."
"Slip of rode colored poult de soie, dress of lace, a sash of ribbon, and [?] [?]."
Credit LineGift of Ms. Anne Rowland
Object number79.210.130
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. 
