Sujet
Ladies' Page: a handsome gown, 1898. Creator: Picador.
Légende
Ladies' Page: a handsome gown, 1898. 'If any in my audience is in the precious possession of hereditary lace flounces, be they Brussels, Venetian, Irish, or otherwise, this dull yellow silk gown is built in one of the most suitable styles for their adequate expression, and may therefore be attentively conned over by the owners of such acquired advantages. Louis Quinze knots carried out in pearl-and-sequin-embroidered satin ribbon make the most effective heading for the aforesaid lace, which is festooned around skirt and brought down the front of apron. Three butterfly bows of velvet in graduated tones, each held back with a square diamond buckle, account becomingly for the front of bodice. Long sleeves of gathered net - or lace if there be enough to go around - are also a feature with this frock, the décolletage of which is trimmed to match. It is the sort of dress, in fact, that a woman should wear against an oak-panelled wall, than which no background ever evolved from the inner consciousness of the artist is more successful.' From "Illustrated London News", 1898.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM26A14_312
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
9.1Mo (819.7Ko) / 11.6cm x 19.6cm / 1371 x 2317 (300dpi)