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Americanizing French Fashion Plates: Godey's and Peterson's Cultural and...

Godey's Lady's Book, September 1861. via Foter.Americanizing French Fashion Plates: Godey's and Peterson's Cultural and Socio-Economic Translation of Les Modes ParisiennesKarin J. BohlekeAmerican...

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Archaeological revival coral demi-parure, ca. 1840, made in Naples, Italy.

 Archaeological revival coral demi-parure, ca. 1840, made in Naples, Italy. Bentley & Skinner.

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Turquoise and gold snake necklace, ca. 1840.

 Turquoise and gold snake necklace, the realistically formed serpent with graduated snake scale-link body, the head set with small round cabochon-cut turquoise on a finely scroll engraved background,...

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A group portrait of the Yankee Booth group at the Albany Army Relief Bazaar,...

A group portrait of the Yankee Booth group at the Albany Army Relief Bazaar, 1864. Churchill & Denison, photographer[Yankee Booth Group], 1864Albumen silver printImage: 13.9 × 19.1 cm (5 1/2 × 7...

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Carved Whitby jet brooch, ca. 1860s.

 Carved Whitby jet brooch, ca. 1860s. Bullionaire. 

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The Waterfall, 1853 (British)

 The WaterfallDate:1853Artist:John Everett Millais English painter, 1829–1896Medium:Oil on panelDimensions:9 1/8 × 13 1/8 in. (23.2 × 33.3 cm)frame: 19 3/4 × 23 5/8 in. (50.2 × 60 cm)Credit Line:Samuel...

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[Portrait of a Seated Woman in Bonnet (Hair accessory) Wearing a Brooch];...

 (She is wearing a ribbon hair accessory, not a bonnet.) [Portrait of a Seated Woman in Bonnet Wearing a Brooch]; about 1861; Unknown maker, American; Hand-colored ambrotype; Image: 5.1 × 3.8 cm (2 × 1...

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[Group Family Portrait], August 1853

 Unknown maker, American, daguerreotypist[Group Family Portrait], August 1853DaguerreotypeImage: 6.7 × 8.9 cm (2 5/8 × 3 1/2 in.), Mat: 8.3 × 10.8 cm (3 1/4 × 4 1/4 in.)The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los...

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Cotton jacket, American ca. early-mid 1860s

Cotton jacket, American ca. early-mid 1860s. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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Memorial or mourning brooch, hairwork on ivory, engraved on verso: "Caroline...

Memorial or mourning brooch, hairwork on ivory, engraved on verso: "Caroline / In remembrance of / Henrietta. / August 24th 1863". Object #2005.1766. MFA Houston. 

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Textiles; ca. 1850s.

Textiles; ca. 1850s. Manufactured by Schwartz-Huguenin; cotton; H x W: 39.6 x 33.3 cm (15 9/16 x 13 1/8 in.); Gift of Bruce Buttfield; 1967-10-14-g. Cooper-Hewitt.  1967-10-14-f

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[Portrait of Miss L.P. Lisson], 1859

 Attributed to J. Sidney Brown (American, active 1860s), photographer[Portrait of Miss L.P. Lisson], 1859Sphereotype, hand-coloredImage: 8.9 × 6.5 cm (3 1/2 × 2 9/16 in.), Mat: 10.6 × 8.1 cm (4 3/16 ×...

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"Black Velvet Caraco", Peterson's Magazine, February 1862, p. 178.

"Black Velvet Caraco", Peterson's Magazine, February 1862, p. 178. Internet Archive.  

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[Portrait of a Seated Woman], about 1848–1856

Unknown maker, American, daguerreotypist[Portrait of a Seated Woman], about 1848–1856Daguerreotype, hand-coloredPlate (1/4 Plate): 10.5 × 8.3 cm (4 1/8 × 3 1/4 in.)The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los...

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Le Monde Elegant, September 1864

Le Monde Elegant, September 1864. LAPL Digital Gallery.  

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Autograph and Photograph Booth at the Albany (New York) Army Relief Bazaar,...

 Jordan H. Abbott (American, 1830 - 1879), photographer[Autograph and Photograph Booth], 1864Albumen silver printImage: 18.8 × 14.4 cm (7 3/8 × 5 11/16 in.), Mount: 25.6 × 20.4 cm (10 1/16 × 8 1/16...

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Embroidered jacket, French ca. 1865-69.

Embroidered jacket, French ca. 1865-69. Metropolitan Museum of Art.  

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[Congress Spring, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.], about 1865–1870

Deloss Barnum (American, 1825 - 1873), photographer[Congress Spring, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.], about 1865–1870Albumen silver print, stereoscope detail.The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of...

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[Our Bessie], about 1860 [Pretty sure Bessie is the horse.]

 Deloss Barnum (American, 1825 - 1873), photographer[Our Bessie], about 1860Albumen silver print, stereoscope detail. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XC.873.801

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Unidentified CDV. no backmarks

Unidentified CDV. no backmarks, via eBay.  

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