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W. Read
Fashion Plate, 'Evening Dress' for 'La Belle Assemblée'April 1, 1827

Not on view
Hand-colored fashion print showing two women in matching deep purple off-the-shoulder evening gowns with gold braid trim and wide lace hems, one seated from behind, one standing and facing forward

W. Read, G. B. Whittaker, Fashion Plate, 'Evening Dress' for 'La Belle Assemblée', April 1, 1827, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Labiner, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
W. Read
Publisher
G. B. Whittaker
England, London, active early 19th century
Title
Fashion Plate, 'Evening Dress' for 'La Belle Assemblée'
Place Made
England, London
Date Made
April 1, 1827
Medium
Hand-colored engraving on paper
Dimensions
8 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (21.9 x 13.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Labiner
Accession Number
M.86.266.421
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles