Fashion plate, from Le Journal des Dames et des Modes

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This hand-coloured fashion plate is from Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, a ladies' magazine published in Paris. Dating from 1820, the plate illustrates a woman's coat and hat from a series entitled, 'Costume Parisien'.

The coat, also known as a 'pelisse', is of satin, lined with the down of swans. The velvet hat is decorated with feathers and sits on a bonnet of tulle - a thin fine netting of silk.

Towards the end of the 18th century, the first fashion magazines began appearing in England, France and Germany. Many were short lived but Le Journal des Dames et des Modes was one of the survivors and ran from 1797 to 1839.

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• Online ID: 000-100-104-784-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.RHI 21.28
• Date: 1820
  
• Material: Paper. Inscription: Women's wear. 'Chapeau de velours plein, orne de plumes plates, sur une Cornette de tulle. Pelisse de satin, doublee de duvet de cygne'.
  Document / plate, fashion
  
• Dimensions: 7.70" x 4.40"
  
• What: Document / plate, fashion
  
• Subject: Fashion plates
  
• Who: Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
  
• Where: France, Paris
  
• Event:
• Description: Fashion plate showing women's wear 'chapeau de velours plein, orne de plumes plates, sur une cornette de tulle', from Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, number 1950, 1820
  
• References:
  • Holland, Vyvyan. Hand Coloured Fashion Plates 1770 to 1899. London: B.T. Batsford, 1955, p 53. 
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