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Title
[Shankland's American fashions] [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Date
c1849
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph, hand-colored; 49 x 71 cm. (19.5 x 28 in.)
Description
Fashion advertisement containing two panels of 27 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows an outdoor setting near a hitching post with eight men, four boys, and a woman. Most of the men wear long coats, top hats, and bow ties. Two men wear hunting outfits accessorized with hunting caps and rifles and one man wears a riding outfit. The boys, three playing with hoops, wear jackets and pants, caps, and hats. One wears long hair. The woman wears a two-piece riding outfit as well as a brimmed hat. Lower panel shows the parlor scene with eight men, four boys, a woman, and a girl. Most of the men, except one in a bed coat and cap, wear suits, with vests and bow ties. A number of them hold top hats. The boys wear suits, jackets and pants, as well as bow ties. The girl wears a Highlands-style dress and jacket and presents a flower to the woman, seated and attired in an evening dress with lace overlay on the bodice, a low neckline, and short sleeves. She also wears a ribbon through her hair. One of the boys and two of the gentlemen hover near her. Furnishings include framed pictures, carpeting, a large bookcase, and a stand draped with a cloth on which the man in bed attire leans. A few of the boy's and men's pants contain plaid patterns and most are tapered. All of the men wear facial hair, including mustaches, and/or mutton chops. Key numbered 1-13 and 14-27 printed below the panels.
Notes
Not in Wainwright.
Copyrighted by John R. Shankland.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 211
Library of Congress: PAGA 7, no. 1507e (E size) Fashions 1849
Subject
Shankland, John R.
Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1850-1860.
Advertisements -- 1840-1850.
Fashion prints -- 1840-1850.
Location
Library of Congress| Prints and Photographs Division | LOC PAGA 7, no. 1507e (E size) Fashions 1849
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