Hand-Colored Wood Engravings of Fashion Plates From "Godey's Lady's Book"

Item Details

In Plate

A collection of four hand-colored wood engravings. These fashion plates from Godey’s Lady’s Book depict women and girls gathered in social situations wearing the latest styles of the 1870’s. Two of the prints are visibly marked below as by the engraving firm ‘Kimmel & Forster N.Y.’, and have a caption printed along the lower margin. All are presented behind mats and glass in metallic toned framed that have hanging hardware to the verso.

Condition

- to Fair; toning and creases on each print; one print misaligned in frame; backings coming loose from two frames; seams in center of prints from two page spreads being removed from book.

Dimensions

- measures one frame; visible image measures 11.25" W x 8.5" H.

Item #

17IND147-197