“‘And have you a pale blue dress on?’” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “‘And have you a pale blue dress on?’”
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Brontë family; Blind; Fiction; Blind in literature; Marriage in literature; Marriage customs and rites in literature
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: After reuniting with Mr. Rochester, they were married three days later. Over time, Mr. Rochester’s sight slowly returned in his right eye. At first, he could only see bright lights and colours, but his sight slowly improved. One day Mr. Rochester if Jane was wearing a light blue dress, showing that his sight had returned almost completely in one eye.
Image Creator: Frederick Henry Townsend (engraver)
Type: StillImage; woodcut
Identifier: mta:24789
Language: eng
Source Name: Jane Eyre; An Autobiography
Parent Collection: "Jane Eyre; An Autobiography" by Charlotte Brontë. Woodcuts by Frederick Henry Townsend (1897); "Jane Eyre; An Autobiography" by Charlotte Brontë. Woodcuts by Frederick Henry Townsend (1897)
Image: mta_24789_OBJ.png
Collection: Jane Eyre
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Brontë family; Blind; Fiction; Blind in literature; Marriage in literature; Marriage customs and rites in literature