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

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Engraver Illman & Sons (American, 19th century)

Date1860

MediumEngraving

ClassificationsWorks on Paper

Credit LineGift of Ms. Anne Rowland

Object number79.210.152

Terms

Women
fashion illustration
fashion
women
dresses

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DescriptionPage from Les Modes Parisiennes; Peterson's Magazine. Commonly called Godey's Lady's Book. Depicts four women wearing elegant dresses in an interior scene. The woman on the center right wears a dress with red stripes on the skirt and a fur coat. The women on the center left wears a pink dress. The woman on the far right wears a white and blue dress and stands next to a table.