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Title
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I did not know which way to look
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Description
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Here we see Tom Bertram, the eldest Bertram child, speaking with Miss Anderson, a debutante at a ball in London. After the dinner party at the Parsonage, Miss Crawford asked Edmund and Tom if Fanny were ‘out’ yet. Coming out was when a woman was presented, traditionally before the queen, signaling her entrance into society and serving as an indication that she was ready to be married. Young women would ‘come out’ at a debutante ball sometime between the ages of fifteen and eighteen. Tom tells Miss Crawford about Miss Anderson, a debutante who was rather awkward. She met Tom the year before she came out, and at a ball she cornered him, claiming him to be an acquaintance, and he was uncomfortable with the situation. This scene occurs in chapter 5. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Miss Anderson wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. Her dress has short sleeves as was traditional for women’s evening gowns. She holds a fan in her hand. Tom Bertram wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with breeches. 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.
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Image Creator
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Hugh Thomson (Illustrator)
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Identifier
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mta:25713
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Source Name
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Mansfield Park
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Image
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