The delineator, vol. 38
The Delineator, volume 38, is a fashion and needlework periodical published in Toronto in 1873 for home dressmakers and milliners. Its wood-engraved plates show numbered garment patterns, including a back-view bodice with gathered sleeves, a long coat-like walking dress, a kimono-style robe with floral brocade, and a skirt with a patterned border; a designer might take their dense hatched shading and crisp silhouettes as models for fashion line illustration.
