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Paris, New York & Philadelphia fashions, for spring & summer 1855. Published and sold by F. Mahan, no. 211 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. [graphic] / P.S. Duval & Co.'s steam lith. press, Phila.
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Contributor
Duval, Peter S., ca. 1804 or 5-1886, printer.
Mahan, F. publisher.
Title
Paris, New York & Philadelphia fashions, for spring & summer 1855. Published and sold by F. Mahan, no. 211 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. [graphic] / P.S. Duval & Co.'s steam lith. press, Phila.
Publisher
[Philadelphia: Francis Mahan,]
Date
c1855
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph.
Description
Fashion advertisement containing two paneled scenes of 22 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. Eight men, a woman, and two boys socialize in clusters of three and four. The men and boys predominately wear suits, and the woman wears a ruffled layered dress with full skirt and as well as a bonnet. The other male figures wear a bed jacket and cap (man) and a dress with sash over bloomers (boy). A large vanity and two chairs furnish the room decorated with framed paintings, carpet, drapery, and wallpaper. Lower panel shows the outdoor scene set before an oceanside. Eight men, including "His Excellency A. Johnson" and "L. Hyneman Proprietor of Masonic Mirror," two boys, and a woman descend upon and stand on the stone pier. Six of the men wear suits, including overcoats. The two other men wear a riding outfit and a hunting outfit, including a rifle. The boys, one in pantaloons playing with a hoop and the other in pants, also were jackets. The woman wears a riding outfit. Most of the men are clean-shaven and all the men in the outdoor scene wear or hold hats.
Notes
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 162
Library of Congress: LOC DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen prints and drawings (C size) - 55 prints Fashions Spring Summer 1855
Subject
Johnson, A -- Portraits.
Hyneman, Leon 1806-1880 -- Portraits.
Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Fashion prints -- 1850-1860.
Lithographs -- 1850-1860.
Advertisements -- 1850-1860.
Printer
Mahan, F. (Francis), publisher.
Location
Library of Congress| Prints and Photographs Division | LOC DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen prints and drawings (C size) - 55 prints Fashions Spring Summer 1855
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