Court Dresses

Court Dress, from Nicholas Heideloff's Gallery of Fashion, July, 1796. This court dress is worn with three plumes, two of which are dyed to match the colors of the dress. A gold fringed overdress reveals a spangled-satin petticoat below it. The overdress is trimmed with artificial roses, while the petticoat is trimmed with twisted ribbon. A border of rosettes extends around the hem on both overdress and petticoat.

Court Dress, from Nicholas Heideloff's Gallery of Fashion, July 1797. Roses trim the skirt of this court dress, worn with two plumes.

Court Dress, July 1798, from Nicholas Heideloff's Gallery of Fashion. A gold overdress is worn over a spangled-satin petticoat. Only one plume is worn. Plumes and hoops were required aspects of court dress.

Court Dress, from Nicholas Heideloff's Gallery of Fashion, July 1800. (Fig. 269) This court dress has a spangled-satin skirt trimmed with artificial flowers.