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Petit Courrier des Dames, 5 March 1827, No. 454: Costume for a ball...
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Petit Courrier des Dames, 5 March 1827, No. 454: Costume for a ball...

anonymous · 1827 · engraving; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Standing woman in a ball dress of tulle trimmed with bouillons and a satin rouleaux. Belt with hanging ribbons. The dress is for sale at Burty, Rue de Richelieu. The hairstyle, by Nardin, is adorned with buttercups and 'Aloës à bee de perroquet', from the shops of Cartier. Figure in the same ball dress, seen from the back, seated on a tabouret. Print from the fashion magazine Petit Courrier des Dames (1821-1868). Bound (with some pages from Le Journal des Dames et des Modes). 15 January 1827 to 20 March 1830. Incomplete.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePetit Courrier des Dames, 5 mars 1827, No. 454 : Costume de Bal.... 1827. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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