Color Fashion Plates
Title
Color Fashion Plates
Description
Color plates from Peterson's Magazine, Godey's Ladies Book, and the book Fancy Dresses Described.
Collection Items
The Incroyable
Fashion plate from the book, Fancy Dresses Described by Ardern Holt, 1887. This book gives advice on what to wear to fancy dress balls or masquerade balls and includes many illustrations.
The "Incroyable" was a costume to represent the French…
The "Incroyable" was a costume to represent the French…
The Hornet
Fashion plate from the book, Fancy Dresses Described by Ardern Holt, 1887. This book gives advice on what to wear to fancy dress balls or masquerade balls and includes many illustrations.
Juliet
Fashion plate from the book, Fancy Dresses Described by Ardern Holt, 1887. This book gives advice on what to wear to fancy dress balls or masquerade balls and includes many illustrations.
Juliet, from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet, from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The Witch
Fashion plate from the book, Fancy Dresses Described by Ardern Holt, 1887. This book gives advice on what to wear to fancy dress balls or masquerade balls and includes many illustrations.
Color Fashion Plate, 1887
Hand-colored plate from the March 1887 issue of Peterson's Magazine. This plate folds out from the bound copy of Petersons, so it shows fold creases.
Color Fashion Plate #2, 1887
Color fashion plate from an issue of the 1887 Peterson's Magazine. Second of five plates.
Color Fashion Plate, Godey's 1864
Slightly damaged color fashion plate from the Marcdh 1864 edition of Godey's Ladies' Book. Both faces are slightly obscurred by what appears to have been an attempt to erase something from the plate.
Color Fashion Plate, 1887
Third of Five color plates from the bound 1887 compilation of Peterson's Magazine.
Wedding Party, Color Fashion Plate
Color plate from the May 1887 issue of Peterson's Magazine depicting various styles of women's special occasion dress including full bridal ensemble.