Carriage Dress – Winter 1820

Regency Era Velvet Pelisse and Ermine Fur Lining from Ackermann’s Repository 1813

This authentic 1813 hand-colored fashion plate, published in London for Rudolph Ackermann’s renowned periodical The Repository of Arts, exemplifies the opulent winter outerwear worn during the height of the British Regency period. The illustration features a lady walking in a dynamic three-quarter pose, showcasing a magnificent deep plum or dark brown velvet pelisse coat. The garment is lavishly trimmed and lined with white ermine fur, recognizable by its iconic black tail-tip motifs, which accentuates the collar, full front borders, cuffs, and the sweeping lower hemline over a delicate pale blue underskirt.

Antique Regency Walking Dress with Historical Winter Fur Accessories

The high-society ensemble is highly distinguished by its coordinating winter accessories, including a massive matching ermine fur muff resting on a classical pink upholstered bench in the background. The lady’s look is completed by a structured dark velvet bonnet lined with fine interior ruffles and topped with a plush matching fabric pompon or plume, framing her tight Regency ringlet coiffure and a dark silk neck bow. Preserving the original lower copperplate inscriptions and volume numbers at the top right corner, this rare antique print is a premier visual document for researching early 19th-century luxury textiles and British tailoring history.