{"product_id":"new-york-fashions-spring-summer-by-anonymous-american-artist","title":"New York Fashions: Spring \u0026 Summer by Anonymous American artist","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNew York Fashions: Spring \u0026amp; Summer by Anonymous American artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1892\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor Lithograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elarge-format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fashion plate presents a selection of fashionable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewomen’s and men’s spring and summer attire in New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including tailored suits, long skirts, fitted jackets, elaborate hats, and accessories. The central group of five women is flanked by four smaller male figures, creating a lively panorama of contemporary dress. Particularly notable are the varied textiles and patterns, from subtle checks and herringbone weaves to richly textured skirts and tailored jackets, as well as the elaborate millinery that characterizes late nineteenth-century fashion. Titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Fashions: Spring \u0026amp; Summer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the sheet was published by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe West Publishing Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Broadway at 27th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, and issued as a supplement to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJournal of Fashion \u0026amp; Tailoring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFebruary 1892\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It was printed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSackett \u0026amp; Wilhelms Lithographing Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFashion plates such as this one were an important form of visual communication in the rapidly expanding fashion and garment industries of the late nineteenth century. Published in specialized fashion and tailoring journals, they provided retailers, tailors, manufacturers, and consumers with a visual record of current styles while simultaneously promoting the commercial possibilities of new garments and textiles. The West Publishing Co. was associated with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJournal of Fashion \u0026amp; Tailoring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which catered to New York's growing fashion and clothing trades. The plate is particularly valuable as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edocument of Gilded Age New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, capturing the silhouettes, textiles, tailoring, and social conventions of dress at a moment when New York was emerging as a major center of American fashion and commerce. As both a fashion document and an example of nineteenth-century commercial lithography, it offers designers and collectors an unusually rich glimpse into the visual language of American fashion in the 1890s.\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 12” x 16 ½”W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Small tears on the edges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55120328720663,"sku":"PR0168-1","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0168-1.1.jpg?v=1788528727","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/new-york-fashions-spring-summer-by-anonymous-american-artist","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}