A quick change" -- for the rest of the afternoon" – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic drawing of A quick change" -- for the rest of the afternoon" brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A quick change" -- for the rest of the afternoon"
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The title, "A quick change" for the rest of the afternoon," sets out the scene: a woman hurrying to change her clothes so she can carry on with the day's engagements. Around 1901, polite etiquette expected women to change outfits several times a day, moving from a morning dress to an afternoon gown and then to something for the evening, so the drawing captures a routine that many period viewers would have recognized. Made in charcoal, wash, and opaque white, it shows the quick, layered technique of a illustrator working at the height of the Edwardian fashion world, when elaborate dress signaled a household's standing.
| Medium | 1 drawing : charcoal, wash, and opaque white. |
|---|---|
| Genre | Century |
| Notes | [ca. 1901] |
| Subjects | Women--Clothing & dress--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,231 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172466 |
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