Carriage and Evening Dresses – Winter 1819

Late Regency Carriage Coat and Evening Gown from Dean & Munday 1819

This authentic 1819 hand-colored fashion plate, published in London by Dean & Munday on Threadneedle Street, beautifully displays the contrasting daywear and evening attire of the late Regency period. On the left, the standing figure models a structured slate-black walking pelisse coat designed for winter carriage transit. The high-necked garment is intricately detailed with a crisp white ruffled ruff collar, decorative braided frogs across the empire bodice, and a heavily padded, scalloped wadded hemline that frames her dark leather boots and a simple white cashmere shawl draped over her arm.

Antique Georgian Evening Dress with Court Tiara and Opera Gloves

Seated on a classical neoclassical blue chaise lounge to the right, the second figure showcases an elegant dark silk evening gown with short puffed sleeves and a low square neckline. Her formal high-society look is accessorized with translucent white opera-length gloves, a delicate pendant cross necklace, and a sparkling coronet tiara nestled into her upswept dark ringlet coiffure. Complete with the original cursive copperplate typography for Carriage & Evening Dress for January 1819, this rare archival lithograph serves as an essential primary document for studying late Georgian textile weights and styling.