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Ackermann’s Fashion Plates September 1812

October 5, 2016 By BlissBennet Leave a Comment

Vol VIII, no. xlv, page 175, Plate 18

Vol VIII, no. xlv, page 175, Plate 18

September echoes the summery mood of August’s plates featuring both Evening Dress and Walking Dress in white (crape and muslin, here). I wonder if anyone actually made a pelerine that looked like the one in the Walking Dress plate; its black lace trim puts me in mind of bat wings.

 

 

Vol. VIII, no. xlv, page 175, plate 19

Vol. VIII, no. xlv, page 175, plate 19

 

Metropolitan Museum. E Pattison, manufacturer. Accession no. 2001.576a, b

Metropolitan Museum. E Pattison, manufacturer. Accession no. 2001.576a, b

Both outfits are paired with what are described as “Roman Slippers,” although I can’t spy any straps around the feet peeking out from under these floor-length gowns, can you? I can imagine something similar to these shoes from the Metropolitan Museum’s collection, dated 1806-1815. But perhaps Roman slippers are not the same as Roman sandals?

 

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This month’s fabric samples include a piece which is not a fabric at all but rather a “beautiful fancy silver paper for ladies’ work-tables, boxes, card-racks, &c.” The actual sample, unfortunately, has deteriorated over time, and now appears mostly black. But its original form sounds quite intriguing: “When made up, it exhibits the appearance of the red sea-weed, strained on a white satin or silver ground.” I guess we will just have to picture it in our minds. Look to the sea-weed pattern of sample #2, a “sea-wood ground printed cambric,” to give you a jumping-off point for your imaginations…

 

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