Godey's Unrivaled Colored Fashions
Engraver
Illman & Sons
(American, 19th century)
CultureAmerican
Date1854
MediumEngraving
InscribedRecto, bottom center, printed: "GODEY'S UNRIVALED COLORED FASHIONS."
Recto, bottom left, pencil: "Janary 1854"
Credit LineGift of Ms. Anne Rowland
Object number79.210.174
Not on view
DescriptionPage from Les Modes Parisiennes; Peterson's Magazine. Commonly called Godey's Lady's Book. Two women depicted in elegant gowns in an interior scene, perhaps a ball. The woman on the left is wearing a green dress with floral details. She is holding a bouquet. The woman on the right is wearing a white dress and holding a fan in her hand. People can be seen in the background behind them.