Peterson's Magazine 1881 images
Peterson's Magazine was an American monthly of fashion plates, needlework and household reading, published in Philadelphia and aimed at women readers in 1881. These pictures are wood-engraved and hand-coloured fashion plates of 1880s walking coats, capes, bonnets and bustled dresses shown in full figure, with some tinted scenes of women and children in parks. A designer could take from them the period silhouettes, layered trims, and the tailored outline of Victorian outerwear.
