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The Farm-Yard in Winter (Currier & Ives) published 1861

The Farm-Yard in Winter (Currier & Ives)published 1861hand-colored lithograph, with touches of gum arabic, on heavy wove paperimage: 41.1 x 59.8 cm (16 3/16 x 23 9/16 in.)sheet: 58.2 x 77.5 cm (22...

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Seven Miles to Salem, Currier & Ives 1863

Seven Miles to Salem, 1863Currier & IvesColor lithographRepository unknown

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Muslin print dress, ca. 1858-60

Accession Number: 1947.2405Object Name: dressCreators Name: unknownDate Created 1858-1860Place of Creation n/aMaterial muslin,cotton,silk,velvet ,cottonTechnique printedMeasurements Length max :height:...

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Walking Dress, 1865-67

Walking dressWhite corded cotton, trimmed with black braid, with full skirt and long, fitted sleeves. Bodice fastens at centre front with eight buttons to a high round neck - the lower buttons are of...

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The Christmas Welcome 1848 Illustrated London News

The Christmas Welcome1848Illustrated London NewsMuseum of London 

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Toy theatre, 1857 Museum of London

Toy Theatre, 1857Toy Theatre. The publisher John Redington made this theatre in 1857. The stage is set for the last scene of The Corsican Brothers. This dramatic play ends with a sword fight to the...

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Christmas Card, ca. 1860-65

Christmas cardChristmas cards, now such an integral part of our Christmas celebration, had its start in Great Britain, somewhere around 1843 when a British civil servant, Sir Henry Cole, teamed up with...

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Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, 1857

FEDERICO DE MADRAZOGertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda1857 | Óleo sobre lienzo | Inv. 3569  (oil on canvas)Museo Lázaro Galdiano

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Cristina de Roncali y Gaviria, II marquesa de Roncali, 1858

(Yes, she is wearing a little cantiniere outfit, complete with a little tonnelet.)Cristina de Roncali y Gaviria, II marquesa de RoncaliLuis de Madrazo1858oil on canvasMuseo Lázaro Galdiano

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Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Sissi), ca. 1861.

Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Sissi), ca. 1861. 

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Malachite Jewelry Set, ca. 1860

Malachite Jewelry SetFrenchc. 1860Materials: Gold, malachiteGift of J. Townsend LansingAlbany Institute of History & Art

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Embroidered slippers, ca. 1860

SlippersAbout 1860, 19th century6 x 8.5 x 27.5 cmGift of Miss Mabel MolsonM17976.1-2Musee McCord

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The Spirit of the Times, 1861

The Spirit of the TimesHenry Peters Gray - 1861Private collectionPainting - oil on boardImage via the Athenaeum

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The Winter Walk, 1837-39

The Winter WalkSir Francis Grant, P.R.A.circa 1837-1839Private collectionPainting - oil on panelHeight: 46 cm (18.11 in.), Width: 35.5 cm (13.98 in.)Image via the Athenaeum

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The Chess Players, 1860

JOSEPH CLARK ROI (1834-1926)The Chess PlayersEngland, 1860Oil on canvas, signedDimensions:  55.20cm high, 66.00cm wide(25.98 inches wide)Private CollectionPeter Nahum At The Leicester Galleries,...

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Fashion concept sketch, House of Worth. 1860s. Victoria & Albert Museum

Fashion concept sketch, House of Worth.  1860s.  Victoria & Albert Museum

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Fashion concept sketches, House of Worth. 1860s. Victoria & Albert Museum.

Fashion concept sketches, House of Worth. 1860s. Victoria & Albert Museum.

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Fashion concept sketches, House of Worth. 1860s. Victoria & Albert Museum.

Fashion concept sketches, House of Worth. 1860s. Victoria & Albert Museum.

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Carved coral brooch, ca. 1860

Carved coral brooch, ca. 1860 14 kt gold tested.   1 1/8 by 2.  Has the c and t pin.Cameo Heaven

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Embroidered Shoes, 1860s

Embroidered shoes, 1860sDesigner: unknownBrand: Peter RobinsonLabel: Peter Robinson Ltd costume REGENT ST.W.Material: Red wool base with polychrome floral embroidery; silk taffeta rosette; metal...

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