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Fashion plate, from Le Petit Courrier des Dames

This hand-coloured fashion plate is from Le Petit Courrier des Dames, a weekly fashion magazine published in Paris. The plate is one of a series entitled, 'Modes de Paris' and illustrates women's wear. It is dated 5 November, 1836.

By having the figures both standing and seated, the outfit can be appreciated from the front and back. The double triangular look, fashionable at the time, was created by having large puffed sleeves and full skirts joined in the middle by a tightly-laced waist.

Le Petit Courrier des Dames was in publication from 1822 until around 1865. An English version called, The Ladies' Little Messenger, came out in 1823 but did not last long.

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Online ID:	000-100-087-175-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 24.15
Date:	1823 - 1861 1836
Material:	Inscription: Modes de Paris Paper. Inscription: Women's wear
Dimensions:	8.90" x 5.50"
What:	Document / plate, fashion Plate, fashion
Subject:	Fashion plates (NMAS Classification) Fashion plates
Who:	Petit Courrier des Dames
Where:	France, Paris France, Paris
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Description:	One of forty-nine fashion plates entitled Modes de Paris, from the Petit Courrier des Dames, 1823 - 1861 Fashion plate showing women's wear, including an embroidered shawl, from Petit Courrier des Dames, Paris, number 1300, 5 November, 1836
References:	Holland, Vyvyan. Hand Coloured Fashion Plates 1770 to 1899. London: B.T. Batsford, 1955, pp 64-7.
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