À La Mode: Early 19th Century Fashion Plates

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When:

Sat 12 Feb ’11, 10:00am–5:00pm	Saving
Sun 10 Jul ’11, 10:00am–5:00pm	Saving

Where: Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 30 The Octagon, Dunedin Show map

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

Admission: Free

Website:

www.dunedin.art.museum

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This exhibition features fashion plates from Rudolph Ackermann’s 19th century publication Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, a monthly magazine that documented changing fashions in dress and furniture from 1809-1828.

These exquisitely rendered plates from the gallery’s collection show how the cultural influences of the time made their mark on early 19th century fashion. Themes include the Turkish harem; the Napoleonic wars; the Gothic revival associated with vampires, horror stories, romance and the novels of Jane Austin and Mary Shelley; and decorative sampling from past centuries such as the Elizabethan period.