Morning Dresses

Morning Dress, Overview

Many fashion prints of the Regency period are labeled “Morning Dress.” This does not designate a specific type of dress. The “morning” label designates nothing more than the time of day the ensemble was worn....

Morning Dresses, November 1794

"A French night cap, the cawl of worked muslin, with a double border of lace in half plaits; round the head, a broad striped riband quilled, with a large bow behind, and in the front...

Morning Walking Dresses, May 1795

"Bonnet of yellow satin, lined with white, trimmed with a yellow band-feather, and a piece of yellow satin, forming a large bow in the front...

Morning Walking Dresses, July 1795

"Brunswick frock of clear lawn, with five tucks at the bottom. Short loose sleeves, trimmed with lace...

Morning Walking Dresses, September 1795

"Petticoat of muslin, with an embroidered border. Gown of worked muslin, with long sleeves...

Morning Walking Dresses, August 1796

"Round gown of flower worked muslin, scolloped at the bottom. Short full sleeves, tied in three parts with lilac-coloured riband...

Morning Walking Dresses, October 1796

"Dress of plain muslin; a double flounce of the same, headed with green striped riband; the body in small plaits...

Morning Walking Dresses, April 1797

"Round gown of French grey-checkered calico; short full sleeves, with a narrow plaiting at the elbow...

Morning Walking Dress, April 1798

"Spencer-corset of green satin, with plaitings in the front, and plaitings with a gold trimming at the wrists. Yellow sash, with gold tassels, tied on the left side...

Morning Dresses, July 1798

"Chinese Hat, made of bamboo cane, and red or other coloured Chenille; with blue ribbon round the crown, blue rosette in front, and tied down with blue ribbon. White or coloured muslin gown, full epaulettes....

Morning Walking Dress, September 1798

"The two Figures at the top represent the most fashionable Morning Head Dresses for the Present Month...

Morning Walking Dresses, November 1798

"Hat of alternate stripes of pipe straw and coloured velvet: anchor and flower in front. White satin cloak, with a figured border, trimmed all round with fur...

Morning Dresses, June 1800

"A plain white muslin gown, with lace tucker. Hat of blue and white satin, in stripes; with white feather, and tassel of silver cord on the right side. A white silk shawl with blue border...

Morning Walking Dresses, December 1800

"Bonnet, of green and royal blue Union striped velvet, trimmed with coquelicot ribbon, feather, and handkerchief...

French Morning Dress, October 1802

A short-sleeved white underdress with a pale orange sleeveless overdress...

French Morning Dress, March 1803

The long hem is flounced with a simple deep ruffle of a spotted fabric, perhaps spotted muslin. The collar and cuffs are formed of a simple small ruffle...

Morning Walking Dress, May 1803

"... The Jewish coats (or Josephs), of silk, are again in use; they are edged with black lace...

Morning Dress and Slight Mourning Full Dress, January 1807

"A Spanish vest and petticoat of Italian crape, worn over white satin, with a rich border of embossed velvet, terminating at the extreme edge with a narrow Vandyke or fringe of bugles...

Morning Walking Dress, April 1807

When applied to women's fashion, the French term redingote is typically translated as robe. So this white dress is a morning robe ("Redingote du Matin"). The addition of the bonnet makes it an outdoor morning ensemble, or a morning walking...

Morning Walking Dress for Male and Female, June 1807

"Long square mantelet of primrose silk, embroidered with a dark rich border of embossed ribband; the two ends are tied with a knot on the front of the bosom...

Morning Walking Dresses, August 1808

" A round robe of white or jonquil muslin, made a walking length; with spencer waist, and deep falling lappels, trimmed with lace' and edged at the wrist to correspond. A bonnet of celestial blue crape, with jockey, or antique front, edged and ornamented with the shell, or honey-comb trimming, formed of the same material....

Morning Walking Dresses, September 1808

"A dress of plain muslin, or cambric, made high over the bosom; long sleeves, with a full top plaited into a band; a tippet formed of frills of thin muslin, finely plaited...

Morning Walking Dress, March 1809

"A round gown of French cambric, or fine jaconet muslin, let in with lace beading round the feet. A Roman stomacher front, ornamented with the same, and laced with cord...

Morning Dress, November 1809

"A high robe of fine jaconet, or cambric, muslin, buttoned from the throat to the feet; a high fluted collar, edged with lace, and clasped in the center with a topaz, or other gem...

Morning Walking Dresses, December 1809

"A short dress of white muslin, made quite plain, with long sleeves. A pelisse of purple sarsnet, trimmed with green velvet...

Morning Dress, March 1810

"A morning robe of spotted or flowered Moravian muslin, with high-winged collar, edged with scalloped lace. Bosom formed of alternate stripes of lace and muslin...

Morning Walking Dress, July 1810

"A round dress of thick fine India muslin, made high in the neck, with long sleeves, which are trimmed at the wrists with a narrow edging of lace; a lace let in round the bottom of the dress between four rows of small tucks...

Morning Dress, October 1810

" A tunick of sky blue silk, made up to the throat, with collar, and buttoned down the front with small blue silk buttons; over which is worn a loose short dress of plain, checked, or striped India Muslin...

Morning Dress for Church, October 1810

“A plain cambric high gown, with surplice sleeves, and vandyke border round the throat. A Spanish robe of pea-green muslin, crape, or sarsnet, bordered with cambric trimming, and buttoned to the shape in front...

Walking & Morning Dresses, November 1810

"Robe of white Indian muslin, with Spanish vest and Flemish skirt, ornamented at the bottom, bosom, and sleeves with needle-work, or appliquéd lace; antique cuffs, pointed collar, fastened in the center of the throat with a topaz broach...

Mourning Carriage Dress, January 1811

" Gown of black Italian gauze worn over white, with long sleeves made high in the neck, with antique ruff à-la-Queen Elizabeth, ornamented round the bottom with a grey flossed silk trimming. A mantle of French grey satin, with collar fastened on the right shoulder...

Morning Dress, September 1811

"A Chinese robe with full long sleeves, composed of fine imperial, or plain cambric muslin; trimmed round the throat and wrist, and down the front with a full plaited border of plain muslin...

Indoor Morning Dress, March 1812

"A petticoat and tunic of fine jaconet muslin, bordered at its several terminations with needle-work, lace, beading, or small tucks; made high in the neck, with a fan frill...

Morning Dress, March 1812

"A white cambric frock, with a demi train; short sleeves fastened up in front with cordon and tassels...

Morning Dress, April 1812

"A superfine Scotch or French cambric over a cambric slip, with full long sleeve, and ruff à la Mary Queen of Scots....

Morning Dress, May 1812

"A French frock of fine plain muslin, with demi-train, and long full bishops' sleeves. Waggoners' cuffs, with gaged front and shoulders to correspond...

Morning Dress, June 1812

"A plain muslin or cambric round robe, trimmed round the throat with net lace, or rolls of muslin. A loose Circassian pelisse of cerulean blue sarsnet, with low curved bosom...

Morning Walking Dress, October 1812

"Jaconet muslin dress, made rather below the knee and open in front; trimmed round with a rich worked muslin border scolloped, and laid on rather full: waist moderately long...

Morning Walking or Carriage Dress, October 1812

"A plain jaconet muslin robe, formed high in the neck, with double frills of deep vandyke lace. A grey satin spencer, ornamented with silver cord and buttons en militaire...

Morning Walking Dress, November 1812

“Short pelisse of deep lilac ... made with a collar up to the throat, and trimmed round with rich fur...

Morning Walking Dress, December 1812

"A Merino cloth long pelisse of a very deep rose colour, ornamented with a superbly embroidered fancy border in front; it is fastened down the whole length of the figure with frogs and tassels to correspond; waist a moderate length, and elegant figured belt and tassels;...

Morning Walking Dress, January 1813

"A round robe of Cambric muslin, with long full sleeves, and simple short collar, confined in the center of the throat with a stud or broach; the same fastening the dress at the wrist...

Morning Dress, April 1813

"Polonese robe and petticoat, of fine cambric or jaconet muslin, ornamented at its several terminations with a border of net-work, finished with an edging of muslin...

Morning Dress, May 1813

"A round robe, of fine cambric or jaconet muslin; long full sleeve and falling collar, trimmed with tufted fringe, and appliqued with a narrow border of lace or needlework at the feet...

Morning Walking Dress, May 1813

"Jaconet muslin high dress, made a walking length, and richly embroidered up the front, round the collar, ad round the bottom of the sleeve, which is very long, and rather more loose than they have been worn....

Morning Walking Dress, July 1813

"A Cossack mantle of Pomona green-shot sarsnet, lined throughout with white silk, and bordered with a double row of Chinese binding...

Morning Dress, August 1813

"A petticoat of jaconet of cambric muslin, with a Cossack coat, or three-quartered pelisse, of lemon-coloured sarsnet, with vandyke Spanish border of a deeper shade...

Morning Walking Dress, September 1813

"High dress of jaconet muslin, made up to the throat, and laced behind in the slip style; waist nearly the same length as the preceding month...

Morning Dress, October 1813

"A plain cambric under-dress; a three-quartered muslin or Chinese silk robe worn over it, trimmed round the bottom and up the front with Indian border, or needle-work, and finished with a deep flounce of lace...

Morning Dress, November 1813

"A fine cambric or jaconet muslin round robe, a walking length, with round bosom, a demi height; long sleeves, and shirt, with deep fan frill of vandyke lace : the dress ornamented at the bottom to correspond. A spencer of Peruvian green velvet or satin...

Morning Dress, January 1814

"A round robe of plain jaconet muslin, with spencer bodice, and rounded falling collar, edged with lace or needle-work; the same ornamenting the bottom of the dress...

Morning Carriage Dress, January 1814

"Pelisse of the fashionable blue cloth, fastened down the front with small flaps, edged with silk trimming to correspond, in a manner that is perfectly novel, and that has a very elegant effect;...

Morning Dress, April 1814

"A petticoat and bodice of fine jaconet muslin, finished round the bottom in vandykes and small buttons. The Rochelle spencer composed of the same material...

Morning Dress, July 1814

"A round robe of fine cambric or jaconet muslin, buttoned down the front and trimmed at the bottom with Vandyke lace, or needlework, headed with a double border of cotton ball fringe...

Morning Walking Dress, September 1814

"A round robe of lilac or evening primrose-coloured sarsnet, trimmed entirely round the bosom with a quilling of blond lace, edged with chenille...

Sea-Side Morning Dress and Bathing Preserver, September 1814

"High dress of jaconet muslin, the body closely gaged, and each gaging finished by a very small bobbin. Long sleeve, full at the top and plain at the wrist, which is finished by a narrow lace....

Morning Walking Dress, October 1814

"Jaconet muslin high dress, with a triple flounce of muslin embroidery round the edge, and slightly scalloped; a row of worked points surmounts the top flounce. The body is composed of jaconet muslin and letting-in lace; the former cut in broad strips and sewed full to the latter, which is about an inch in breadth...

Morning Dress, March 1815

"A petticoat of fine jaconet muslin, ornamented at the feet with a flounce laid on, appliqued with borders of needle-work. French spencer, of striped muslin...

Morning Dress, April 1815

"A loose robe of line cambric or worked jaconet muslin, over a petticoat of the same, flounced with French trimming; long full sleeve, confined at the wrist with treble drawings, and ornamented with corresponding trimming...

Morning Dress, July 1815

"Round dress of jaconet muslin, made to answer the double purpose of a morning or dinner-dress; in the former, as our readers will perceive  by the Print is is worn with a skirt, in the latter without...

Morning Dress October 1815

“A cambric muslin petticoat, ornamented at the feet with a double flounce of French work, appliquéd with a narrow heading of the same...

Morning Dress, November 1815

"Half high dress of the finest jaconet muslin, finished at the bottom by a double flounce of pointed lace. The body is very richly ornamented with letting-in lace, disposed in a very novel and striking manner...

Morning Dress, April 1816

"A round dress composed of cambric, and finished at the bottom with a number of small tucks, and a very richly worked flounce with a heading...

Morning Dress, May 1816

"A cambric slip, ticked very high and finished at the bottom with a deep flounce of worked muslin. Over the slip is a robe of the same material, open in front, and trimmed all round with very rich work...

Morning Dress, July 1816

"A round dress, composed of jaconet muslin, finished round the bottom of the skirt by a deep flounce of rich work scolloped at the edge, and a heading to correspond...

Morning Walking Dress, September 1816

"Round dress of fine leno worn over either a white or peach coloured slip; the dress flounced with the same, with a ribband of peach colour placed above the flounce...

Morning Dress, November 1816

"A round dress, composed of cambric; the skirt is finished at the bottom with four rows of rich embroidery and two flounces of work...

Morning Dress, May 1817

"A round dress composed of cambric muslin; the skirt trimmed with lemon-coloured satin, a broad fold of which is placed byas round the edge of the skirt, over which are three narrow bands, also byas...

Morning Dress, June 1817

"A round dress composed of jaconet muslin; the bottom of the skirt is trimmed with an intermixture of tucks and embroidery. he body is perfectly novel, it is a three-quarter height, and displays the whole of the throat and a little of the neck...

Morning Dress, May 1818

"A cambric muslin slip, richly finished round the bottom of the skirt with festoons of work, surmounted by ornaments of work intermixed with lace. Over this is worn the Hesse breakfast robe, composed of jaconet muslin....

Morning Walking Dress, August 1818

"A high dress composed of jaconet muslin: the body ha a little fullness in the back; the fronts are plain, and wrap across in the style of a fichu. A row of richly worked trimming, headed with a doudle rouleau of muslin...

Morning Dress, June 1819

"A round dress of thick jaconet muslin: the bottom of the skirt is richly worked in points; they are surmounted by a broad easing; which is drawn by blue ribbon; several rows of cord are placed above this easing...

 

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