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Unidentified CDV, revenue stamped. D.Clark, photographer, New Brunswick, NJ.

Unidentified CDV, revenue stamped.  D.Clark, photographer, New Brunswick, NJ.Photo credit: rich701 via Foter.com / CC BY

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Wedding Dress, 1857

Wedding dress of ivory figured silk with a pattern woven 'en disposition' of formal flowers with an undulating band above and a scalloped band below.The evening bodice (not shown) has a low, wide,...

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Ball- und Tageskleid (Robe a' transformation; dress with day & evening...

Ball- und Tageskleid  (Robe a' transformation; dress with day & evening bodices)aus violetter Seide Taille: hochgeschlossen mit rundem Halsausschnitt, vordere Mitte Knopfverschluss, eng tailliert,...

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Album quilt, 1845

Album Quiltmade by a member of the Hargest Family, Baltimore, MarylandDated 184595" x 95"2005.022.0001The inscriptions on the two center blocks of the Hargest album quilt reveal its purpose. It is...

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Alfred de Dreux (1810-1860): DEUX AMAZONES AU CHEVAL (n.d.)

Alfred de Dreux (1810-1860)FRENCHDEUX AMAZONES AU CHEVAL  (n.d.)signed Alfred De Dreux (lower left)oil on canvas16 1/8 by 20 in.41 by 50.8 cmSotheby's

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Alfred de Dreux (1810-1860): AMAZONE EN NOIR ET JEUNE AMAZONE EN BLANC (n.d.)

Alfred de Dreux (1810-1860)FRENCHAMAZONE EN NOIR ET JEUNE AMAZONE EN BLANC (n.d.)signed Alfred D.D (lower left)oil on canvas9 5/8 by 12 7/8 in.24.5 by 32.5 cmSotheby's

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Evening dress: France, ca. 1866

Evening Dressc. 1866-FranceMaterial:Bodice of sheer ivory striped silk with pink silk taffeta; triple-layered skirt (sheer ivory striped silk skirt and overskirt, and pink silk taffeta underskirt);...

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Comb 1840-1870

Comb1840-1870SilverGift of Adams and Greenleafx1940.825.1  Accession numberAlbany Institute of History & Art

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Comb, 1860s

Comb1860-1870Brass, amberAnonymous giftX1940.490.6  Accession numberAlbany Institute of History & Art

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Fancy Pocketbook Made of Velvet or Leather Godey's Lady's Book, 1862

Fancy Pocketbook Made of Velvet or LeatherGodey's Lady's Book, 1862via Archive.org

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Godey's Lady's Book, 1864.

Godey's Lady's Book, December 1864.  DESCRIPTION OF STEEL FASHION-PLATE FORDECEMBER.Fig. 1. — Fawn-colored silk dress, trimmed with Actingsof Solferino silk. Low waist, with a short puffed sleeveof...

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Fashionable Bonnets, Godey's Lady's Book December 1864

Fashionable Bonnets.  Godey's Lady's Book, December 1864.FASHIONABLE BONNETS.Fig. I. — White silk curtainless bonnet, trimmed with"black velvet, black lace, large black beads, and sprays...

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Godey's Lady's Book, December 1864. pp. 541-543 PLUM PUDDING, CAKES, AND...

Godey's Lady's Book, December 1864.  pp. 541-543PLUM PUDDING, CAKES, AND OTHER RECEIPTSFOR CHRISTMAS.We devote the whole of our space in the Receipt depart-ment this month to instructions for making...

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Christmas illustration: Godey's Lady's Book, December 1864.

Godey's Lady's Book, December 1864

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Mrs Agnes D'Arcy Jarvie John Graham-Gilbert circa 1860-1866

Mrs Agnes D'Arcy JarvieJohn Graham-Gilbertcirca 1860-1866Painting - oil on canvasHeight: 76.2 cm (30 in.), Width: 63.5 cm (25 in.)Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC) (Scotland)Image via the Athenaeum

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Woman's Day Dress: American, late 1850s

Woman's day dressAmericanlate 1850sObject Place: United StatesDIMENSIONSBodice: 46.3 cm (18 1/4 in.); skirt: 101 cm (39 3/4 in.)ACCESSION NUMBER50.476a-bMEDIUM OR TECHNIQUESilk plain weave (taffeta),...

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Concept sketch for a woman's dress, 1850-55, house Chatel

Preparatory or design drawing for a woman's dressFrench1850–55Stamped by ChatelDIMENSIONSHeight x width: 8 7/16 x 6 9/16 in. (21.5 x 16.7 cm)ACCESSION NUMBER2007.960MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUEPencil, ink and...

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A Highland Flood by Edwin Henry Landseer, 1864

A Highland Floodby Edwin Henry LandseerRussell-Cotes Art Gallery & MuseumDate painted: 1864Oil on canvas, 69.3 x 121.8 cmRussell-Cotes Art Gallery & MuseumRussell-Cotes Road East Cliff,...

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ALFRED DE DREUX (PARIS 1810-1860): Amazone (n.d.)

ALFRED DE DREUX (PARIS 1810-1860)AmazoneSigné ‘Alfred de Dreux’ (en bas à droite) [signed in back to the right]Huile sur toile [oil on canvas]60,4 x 73,7 cm. (23 ¾ x 29 in.)Private CollectionChristie's

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Pastel stripe silk ballgown, ca. 1858.

Pastel stripe silk ballgown, ca. 1858.  Abiti Antichi

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