Dress -- The Wearer
Engraver
Illman & Sons
(American, 19th century)
CultureAmerican
Date1851
MediumEngraving
InscribedRecto, pencil, bottom left: "1851"
Recto, printed, bottom center: "DRESS - THE WEARER. Engraved expressly for Godey's Lady's Book by J. I. Pease."
Credit LineGift of Ms. Anne Rowland
Object number79.210.120
Not on view
DescriptionPage from Les Modes Parisiennes; Peterson's Magazine. Commonly called Godey's Lady's Book. Depicts a woman in a wedding dress with a red bow on the sleeve. She is standing in profile, holding a bouquet of flowers, and looking at the viewer. In front of her is a red foot stool.
