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Title	May Party
Subject	Clothing and dress Costume Fashion Fashion Plates Fashion Illustrations
Description	A May Party, demonstrating differing dress standards for different generations. The dress on the far left shows a wide neckline with lace trim, a large shawl edged with ruffles; a full, flounced skirt; and a wide brimmed hat with lace hanging from the edge of the brim and tied with ribbons. The older woman is seated and is wearing a dress decorated with bows that has a high collar; long, full sleeves with contrasting undersleeves, gloves, a full skirt, and a lace trimmed bonnet. The young girl in center is wearing a dress with a pleated bodice trimmed in lace around the square neckline; short, puffed sleeves; and a full skirt. The woman on the far right has a dress with 3/4 length sleeves, a full flounced skirt, and a wrap that has ruffled edges and a large bow in back. Her hair is pulled back and decorated with rosettes and ribbons. (published for Godey's)
Collector	Barton, Mary A., 1894-1976.
Creator	unknown
Date	1859
Collection	Fashion Illustration Collection, 1776-1979 (bulk 1804-1935); http://www.lib.iastate.edu/arch/rgrp/21-7-9.html
Location	Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html
Call Number	RS 21/07/009
Format	Fashion illustration 15.2x22.9 cm
Format-Medium	Printed plates, with mechanized color added
Identifier	21-7-9.Barton.5-7-1
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact Iowa State University Library Special Collections at spclref@iastate.edu For reproductions see: http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/services/photfees.html
Hardware/Software	Creo iQsmart3; Kodak oXYgen Scan
Image Manipulation	none
Date-Created	2004-08-30
Colorspace	RGB
Format-Type	Image
Resolution	375 Pixels Per Inch
Bits Per Sample	8 Bits Per Sample
File Size	1621876 Bytes
Height	1621
Width	2600