Fashions – 1841

Four women are depicted outdoors in conversation. The dresses of two women are shown in color and two not in color. The first woman wears a white bonnet with green ribbon and bows and pink roses inside the brim. She wears a green checkered dress with a V lace-edged decolette neck. She holds a small green sunshade umbrella and a small, formal bouquet of pink roses. She wears black lace mitts. The second woman wears a white ruffled lace bonnet and a white dress.

Her gown has a flat folder collar with tassels at the neck, long narrow sleeves, and netting details on the skirt. The third woman wears a white lace cap with flowers and lappets. Her green, scoop-neck plaid dress has ruffled details at neck and waist, and the neck has a narrow white lace ruffle, and narrow, white lace cuffs. She holds a butterfly.

The fourth woman wears a white lace cap with blue ribbons and a white dress decorated with a double collar, and lace on the center front and edging the cuffs. She has a blue ribbon bow with long ends at her waist. She sits and holds a butterfly net.

Credit: The Claremont Colleges