Fashion Plate, ca. 1819
Reproduction

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Subject

Illustration

Title

Fashion Plate, ca. 1819
Reproduction

Date

June 1, 1819

Description

Beginning in France, the recurrent and increased modifications of fashion provoked the introduction of fashion plates. They were the only sources of information on the leading fashions of the period and were treated as instruction manuals for replication. One of the oldest magazines with fashion plates was Lady’s Magazine (1759-1763).

From Ackermann Repository? Rudolph Ackermann, born in Saxony, Germany was a prominent publisher of the arts. Ackermann’s artistic pursuits first began in Germany as a carriage designer, but then evolved into art publications such as fashion plates when he moved to London. This plate was published on June 1, 1819. It features a high-waisted morning dress in white, reflecting the neoclassical taste of the day. Neoclassicism’s’ star was waning while Romanticisms’ was ascending as can be seen in the ornamentation on the hem consisting of scalloped lace, ribbons, and tucks. The growing expanse of trimer reflected “ a move away from Neoclassical influence to a Romantic one (franklin). Hairstyles and head coverings differentiated between day and evening. Hairstyles continued to show classical influence with ringlets around the face. Her headcovers is identified as a French cornette.

References

Los Angeles County Museum of Art. “Fashion Plate, 'Evening Dress' for 'The Repository of Arts.'” https://collections.lacma.org/node/247670. Accessed 14 November 2021.

Franklin, Harper. “1810-1819.” Fashion History Timeline, Harper Franklin, 1 June 2020, https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1810-1819/. Accessed 14 November 2021.

McCort, Emily. “A Brief History of the Fashion Plate.” Maryland Center for History and Culture, Maryland Center for History and Culture, 2019. https://www.mdhistory.org/a-brief-history-of-the-fashion-plate/. Accessed 14 November 2021.

National Portrait Gallery. “Fashion Plates Introduction.” https://www.npg.org.uk/research/fashionplates/fashion-plates-introduction. Accessed 14 November 2021.

National Portrait Gallery. “Rudolph Ackermann.” National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp06540/rudolph-ackermann. Accessed 14 November 2021.

Source

Donor: Elizabeth Brown

Identifier

URI 2011.13.83 J

Contributor

Ayanna Souza

Collection

Citation

“Fashion Plate, ca. 1819
Reproduction,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/486.