1857 Modes de Paris No. 7 Print - Hand Coloured Fashion Plate - Victorian Women's Dresses - 9.75 x 6.75 in

This original hand-coloured print depicts two elegant Victorian women in full skirts and bonnets. > Two women are shown indoors beside a piano: one seated in a green tiered gown with lace-trimmed sleeves and bonnet, the other standing in a blue-grey dress patterned with circular motifs, wearing yellow gloves. Above their feet is the caption “Modes de Paris 1857. No° 7.” Produced on fine wove paper with original hand-colouring. Visit https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ForestHillArtsHouse?section_id=54122521 for other exciting Fashion prints. Background An illustration from Penelope, a Swedish fashion journal for women, depicting women in fashionable dresses, setting couture trends across Europe and popularising innovations like the cage crinoline. About Your Purchase: - Your purchase is this ORIGINAL antique hand-coloured engraving print. No modern reprints or reproductions. - this prints is sold unmounted. Condition: Good antique condition with light age toning to margins; slight corner wear; no show-through. Returns & Shipping - Returns: No-questions-asked within 14 days provided in the same condition; buyer pays return postage. - Packing: Securely bagged with board-backed envelope, reinforced with recycled cardboard. - Dispatch: Royal Mail Tracked 24/48 (UK 1-3 days; US/EU 5-12 days; Rest-of-World 7-21 days)