Les Modes Parisiennes
Engraver
Illman & Sons
(American, 19th century)
CultureAmerican
Date1854
MediumEngraving
InscribedRecto, bottom left, pencil: "Peterson's Magazine" "January 1854"
Recto, bottom center, printed: "Illman & Sons" "LES MODES PARISIENNES"
Credit LineGift of Ms. Anne Rowland
Object number79.210.156
Not on view
DescriptionPage from Les Modes Parisiennes; Peterson's Magazine. Commonly called Godey's Lady's Book. Depicts two women in elegant dresses in an outdoor scene. They are standing together at a fountain. Behind them is a trellis covered with green folliage. The woman on the right wears a purple dress with a blue coat and holds a parasol. The woman on the left wears a light blue dress.
