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Pair of original hand-colored Victorian fashion engravings from Mme. Demorest\'s Mirror of Fashions, one of America\'s premier nineteenth-century fashion publications.
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Features beautifully hand-colored illustrations of elegant Victorian women\'s fashions, including day dresses, bustles, lace, ribbon trim, and fashionable interiors.
One plate is dated March 1873 and bears the 838 Broadway, New York publisher address. The second plate bears the later 473 Broadway address and dates to approximately 1873–1874.
Condition:
- Original antique condition.
- Age toning throughout.
- Edge wear, creases, and scattered small tears.
- One plate has staining near the upper edge.
- Colors remain rich and attractive.
- Please review all photos carefully as they form part of the description.
Wonderful originals for collectors of Victorian fashion, costume history, antique magazines, sewing history, or decorative framing.