Les Modes Parisiennes (The New Music)
Engraver
Illman & Sons
(American, 19th century)
CultureAmerican
Date1855
MediumEngraving
InscribedRecto, bottom left, pencil: "Peterson's 1855"
Recto, bottom center, printed: "LES MODES PARISIENNES. (THE NEW MUSIC.)"
Credit LineGift of Ms. Anne Rowland
Object number79.210.139
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 right wears a blue dress and a pink bonnet, tied under her chin. The woman on the left wears a dress with blue details on the skirt. She is holding and looking at sheet music.
