New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Les Modes Parisiennes

Engraver Illman & Sons (American, 19th century)

Date1854

MediumEngraving

ClassificationsWorks on Paper

Credit LineGift of Ms. Anne Rowland

Object number79.210.156

Terms

Women
fashion illustration
fashion
women
dresses

On View

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.