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Evening Headdress, ca. 1855

Evening headdressDate: ca. 1855Culture: AmericanMedium: Silk, metal, beadsCredit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of...

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Comb, probably for Western market : 1855-65

Comb, probably for Western marketDate: 1855-65Manufacturer: JapaneseMaterial: TortoiseshellAlbany Institute of History & Art

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Green striped taffeta day dress, ca. 1860s

From the merchant listing: This auction is for an original lady's dress from the Civil War period. It is made of stylish green-striped silk taffeta. Features include dropped shoulders with piped...

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Gustave Doré La nuit de Noël (Christmas Night) [n.d.]

Gustave DoréLa nuit de Noël (Christmas Night) [n.d.]Materials: black ink,  gouacheDIMENSIONS:  750 x 510Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Gérard BlotParis, musée d'Orsay, conservé au musée...

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Green silk dress, ca. 1865

Green silk dress, ca. 1865Dress of green/blue silk with lace collar, hand embroidered in black silk (satin stitch and French knots) enhanced with steel beads and trimmed with black taffeta and black...

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Mother's Darling, 1862

Jules Trayer (French, 1824-1908)Mother's darling1862signed and dated 'J.Trayer.1862' (lower right)oil on panel42 x 33 cm. (16 1/2 x 13 in.)Repository unknown, possibly private collectionBohnam's 

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The New Arrival, 1862

Jules Trayer (French, 1824-1908)The New Arrival1862signed and dated 'Jules Trayer 1862' (lower right)oil on panel21½ x 17¾ in. (54.5 x 45.2 cm.)Christies

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King Pippin, 1866

King PippinGeorge John Pinwell1866Painting - watercolorHeight: 13.3 cm (5.24 in.), Width: 16.8 cm (6.61 in.)British Museum - London (England)Image via the Athenaeum

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Sherry, sir?" 1853

William Powell Frith"Sherry, sir?"1853oil on canvasPrivate collectionImage via the BBC

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The Republican Court in the Days of Lincoln, ca. 1867

The Republican Court in the Days of LincolnArtist:Rothermel, Peter Frederick   Date of Work:c. 1867Medium/Support:oil on canvasMeasurements:23 5/8 x 37 1/8 in (60 x 94.3 cm)Inscribed:NoAcquisition...

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Princesses Isobel & Leopoldina of Brazil. ca. 1855

Princesses Isobel & Leopoldina of Brazil. AmbrotypeRepository unknownca. 1855

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Sarah "Sally" (Buck) Campbell Buchanan Preston abt 1861

Sarah "Sally" (Buck) Campbell Buchanan Prestonabt 1861Charleston, SCPhoto by Quinby, Charleston, SCMARY BOYKIN CHESNUT COLLECTION, SOUTH CAROLINIANA LIBRARY, USCThe (in)famous Buck Preston. A jewel in...

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Miss Davidson, 1866

Miss DavidsonSir John Everett Millais - 1866Private collectionPainting - oil on canvasHeight: 95 cm (37.4 in.), Width: 71 cm (27.95 in.)Image via the Athenaeum

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Ida von Wagenheim 1858

Ida von Wagenheim1858Richard L. Lauchertoil on canvas, signed, located, and dated "Lauchert Friedrichrda 1858"lr, titled, signed, and dated on verso, 26 x 23 in., framedRepository unknown, probably...

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Amethyst earrings, ca. 1835-55

Amethyst earringsPair of earrings in the form of vines, enamelled gold mounted with amethysts, France, about 1840-50. Amethysts and enamelled gold.Identifier:  M.135A&B-1951Date:  1835/1855Creation...

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Down-filled petticoat, ca. 1860

Down-filled PetticoatPlace of origin:  London, England (made)Date:  ca. 1860 (made)Artist/Maker:  Booth & Fox (maker)Materials and Techniques:   Printed cotton, goose down, machine-sewn, lined with...

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Fashion illustration, "Modes de Paris", Stockholms mode-journal 1855

Stockholms mode-journal 1855Identifier:  766Date:  1855Creation date:  1855Spatial keyword:  StockholmObject Type:  fashion illustration, women's costume, headgearLocal type:  Klänning; Band; Frisyr;...

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Fashion plate for children's clothing, Stockholms mode-journal 1855

Stockholms mode-journal 1855Identifier:  757Date:  1855Creation date:  1855Spatial keyword:  StockholmObject Type:  fashion illustration, children's costume, headgearLocal type:  Blus; Hatt; Plymer;...

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Scarf/hood combination, ca. 1860

Scarf/hood combinationca. 1860repository unknownvia Ornamented Being

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Preparing the Dowry, 1866

Preparing the DowryVasily Maximov - 1866Tretyakov Gallery - Moscow (Russia)

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