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Fashion plate, from The Repository of Arts

This hand-coloured fashion plate is from a scrap album containing a selection of 19th century plates. The plate is from The Repository of Arts, a monthly magazine published in London by Rudolph Ackermann. Dated 1 October, 1814, it illustrates a walking dress.

The figure is drawn with the back facing, in order to give an appreciation of the detail on the back of the dress and the large bonnet. Dress styles at this time were influenced by Greece and Rome with high waistlines and a strong emphasis on the vertical line.

The Repository of Arts was in publication from 1808 until 1829.The total number of plates produced in this time was in the region of 450 and a complete set is very rare.

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Online ID:	000-100-104-851-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.RHI 154.4
Date:	1814
Material:	Paper. Inscription: Walking Dress
Dimensions:	14.80" x 10.00"
What:	Document / plate, fashion
Subject:	Fashion plates
Who:	Ackermann's Repository of Arts
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Description:	Fashion plate showing a walking dress with a bonnet and small bag, from Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 1 October 1814
References:	Holland, Vyvyan. Hand Coloured Fashion Plates 1770 to 1899. London: B.T. Batsford, 1955, pp 56-7.
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