Les Modes Parisiennes
Engraver
Illman & Sons
(American, 19th century)
CultureAmerican
Date1853
MediumEngraving
InscribedRecto, bottom center, printed: "Illman & Sons," "LES MODES PARISIENNES."
Recto, bottom left, pencil: "Peterson's Magazine, July 1853"
Credit LineGift of Ms. Anne Rowland
Object number79.210.178
Not on view
DescriptionPage from Les Modes Parisiennes; Peterson's Magazine. Commonly called Godey's Lady's Book. Depicts an elegantly dressed woman with two young children in an interior scene. She wears a red dress with a blue overcoat. One child faces away from the viewer and wears a purple coat and hat. The young child on the left is wearing a hat with a feather in it.
