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A carriage parasol, circa 1860, with blue taffeta and machine Chantilly canopy, elaborately carved ivory grip, worked with dense coili...

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Summer in Style," June 16, 1960–February 26, 1961.National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. "Evolution of Fashion, 1835–1895," April 1980–June 1980.

John Bagnold Burgess (British, 1830–1897) Lovers Conversing in a Bluebell Wood (n.d., ca. 1864) oil on canvas, 38 x 28 cm. (15 x 11...

Looking for more VICTORIAN prints?. 8.1 " x11.6" ( 20.5 x 29.8cm).

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Queen Alexandra was born on 1. December 1844. – one hundred and seventy two years ago. Her full name was Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia and she was a daughter of Christian I…

And 1860s paletot in navy wool with curly lamb trim.

Pair of women in outdoor wear ca. 1860s. Repository unknown.

Fine cream needle lace scalloped canopy over lavender taffeta, folding wood and carved ivory handle, D-22, L-23. Larson Collection tag inked "Mary T. Lincoln", no provenance found. (Small breaks to lace around finial) excellent. 480

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Pueyrredón, Prilidiano

In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London

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Vintage cabinet card portrait of a lady from Nashville,TN, wearing a fashionable dress and carrying a small black parasol. Unfortunately her identity has been lost. The portrait was taken by the T.M. Schleier Studio then located in Nashville, TN. Vintage sepia CDV is in good condition with the upper left corner missing a small piece and minor surface age blemishes. The card measures approx. 2-1/2 x 4".

Written on the reverse in contemporary script is "Mifs Maggie Webber, Trindle Spring Hold, PA" with a hand-cancelled blue 2 cent revenue stamp. I've found Trindle Spring, but cannot find a Maggie or Margaret or even M. Webber in that area. This beautiful girl remains a mystery at the moment.

This section is focused on things you can do to update your existing wardrobe to make it more accurate. These suggestions are all things that I believe can be inexpensively and easily done, and can immediately take your visual impression to the next level of accuracy. A few of the suggestions will be elaborated upon in the following posts, because they relate to fabric and silhouette choices that are complex in their historical context. I have written this section with the beginning…

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Portrait of Jenny Lind

8 by 10 Civil War Photo Print Woman Lovely Dress, Cloak. Medici belt, nice hat

HH.MM. Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain

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Interesting hat, short sleeves & button (rosette?) trim that extends over the shoulder line towards the back. The skirt appears to be more cone shaped than dome shaped Carte de visite by Cook & Jones of Winona, Minn. The back of the mount of this photograph offers two clues as to the identity of this couple posed with a violin: The aforementioned photographer’s name and location, and a pencil inscription, “Mr. and Mrs. Porter June 20th 1864.” Ronald S. Coddington collection