She put in the feather last night. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: She put in the feather last night.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Lucy Steele trims her sister, Anne’s, cap with feathers. Anne was the one who let the secret of Lucy and Edward’s engagement out. Lucy was livid and swore she would never help Anne again, including trimming her cap. Lucy quickly calmed down and agreed to add feathers to her bonnet. This scene occurs in chapter 38. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Lucy Steele wears a regency style dress with an empire waistline. She holds Anne’s bonnet as she adds feathers. The regency period dated to the early nineteenth century (1811-1820) when George, Prince of Wales, later George IV (r. 1820-1830), reigned as regent for his mentally ill father, King George III (r. 1760-1820). The regency period is associated with the rise of neoclassicism in art and fashion.
Image Creator: Hugh Thomson (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; pen and ink illustrations
Identifier: mta:25846
Language: eng
Source Name: Sense and Sensibility
Parent Collection: "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896); "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
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Collection: Sense and Sensibility
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Characters; Women authors; Women authors, English; Manners and customs; Regency; England; Regency; Great Britain; Regency in literature; Great Britain; History; Regency, 1811-1820

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