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The young ladies' journal: no. 49 of the new triple Paris fashion plates

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers in groups or more than two but not in a ballet or theatrical dance scene

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Title
The young ladies' journal: no. 49 of the new triple Paris fashion plates
Additional title: Young ladies' journal
Names
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996 (Donor)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers in groups or more than two but not in a ballet or theatrical dance scene

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1887
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFY You 1
Topics
Women's clothing -- 19th century
Children's clothing -- 19th century
Fashion -- 19th century
Costume -- 19th century
Fashion plates
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: At top of sheet: Supplement to The Young Lad[ies' Journ]al, Christmas 1887.
Acquisition: Gift; Lincoln Kirstein.
Biographical/historical: The young ladies' journal was published in British and American editions. The source of this print has not been determined.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph?, hand-colored ; 65 x 44 cm.
Description
Large-format fashion illustration, consisting of three rows of full-length female figures modeling fancy-dress costumes and evening attire. The seven women in the top row each has an individual caption (left to right): The Sea, Winter, Dancing Girl, Primrose, Lady Bird, Morning, Sophia. The center row depicts ten figures, including children as well as adult women. The five figures at left, wearing fancy-dress costumes, are captioned (left to right): Pierrette, Wallachian Girl, Marquise, Lady of the Court Henry II, Neapolitan Fishwife. The five figures at right wear contemporary fashionable garments, as do the seven women in the bottom row.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825562638
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759923
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 89a30740-0108-0135-63b7-4f267eb0cd12
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1887: Issued
  • 1907: Creator Born
  • 1996: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The young ladies' journal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85615070-06a7-0135-9f12-01d7f844e5e2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The young ladies' journal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85615070-06a7-0135-9f12-01d7f844e5e2

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1887). The young ladies' journal Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85615070-06a7-0135-9f12-01d7f844e5e2

Wikipedia Citation

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The young ladies' journal