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Laura Keene, ca. 1860.
Laura Keene, ca. 1860. Mathew Brady Studio. Image via Museum Syndicate. (From Wikipedia)Laura Keene (20 July 1826 – 4 November 1873) was a British stage actress and theatre manager. In her...
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Willis Gorman and wife Martha Stone Gorman, ca. 1861.
Willis Gorman and wife Martha Stone Gorman, ca. 1861. Mathew Brady Studios. Image via Museum Syndicate. (From Wikipedia:) Willis Arnold Gorman (January 12, 1816 – May 20, 1876) was an American...
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Henrietta Baker Chanfrau, or Mrs. F. S. Chanfrau
Henrietta Baker Chanfrau, mid-late 1860s. Mathew Brady Studios. Image via Museum Syndicate. Henrietta Baker, born Jeannette Davis, was an American stage actress. Not much else is published about...
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Portrait of Leonie Bouguereau ca. 1850 William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Portrait of Leonie Bouguereauca. 1850William-Adolphe BouguereauPrivate CollectionImage via the Museum Syndicate
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Sheer silk edge-print dress, ca. 1855.
Robe en soie imprimée à disposition, manufacture Alsacienne, vers 1855. Mousseline rayée de satin de soie ivoire imprimée d'un fouillis de bouquets de fleurettes rose et rouge. Corsage décolleté en...
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James Hayllar: Going to the Palace, 1863
James Hayllar (British, 1829–1920)Title: Going to the Palace1863Medium: oil on canvasSize: 63.5 x 76 cm. (25 x 29.9 in.)Private Collection
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James Hayllar: Portrait of a Young Lady Wearing a Tiara, 1862
James Hayllar (British, 1829–1920)Title: Portrait of a young lady wearing a tiara1862Medium: oil on canvasSize: 42 x 32 cm. (16.5 x 12.6 in.)Private Collection
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Evening dress, with Brussels lace overskirt. 1865-68.
Evening dress, with Brussels lace overskirt. 1865-68. Musée du Costume et de la Dentelle, Brussels (Belgium)This overskirt is identified as point de gaze lace. Point de gaze or point de rose is...
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Evening dress, with overskirt formed of duchesse lace and point de gaze lace....
Evening dress, with overskirt formed of duchesse lace and point de gaze lace. ca. 1854 (64?)Musée du Costume et de la Dentelle, Brussels (Belgium)Duchesse lace is floral bobbin lace and needlepoint...
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Zouave Jacket & Vest. Godey's Lady's Book, 1862.
Zouave Jacket & Vest. Godey's Lady's Book, 1862. Google books.
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Comb, ca. 1860
CombDate: ca. 1860Materials: Gold, seed pearls, tortoiseshellCredit: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Hamlin,Accession Number: X1940.473.8Albany Institute of History and Art
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Lady Lucy Graham, Countess of Powis (n.d.) Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A.
Lady Lucy Graham, Countess of Powis (n.d.)Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A.Date unknown Painting - oil on canvasHeight: 127 cm (50 in.), Width: 101.5 cm (39.96 in.)Image via the Athenaeum
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Young Woman Reading (Jeune Fille Lisant) : Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens 1856
Young Woman Reading (Jeune Fille Lisant)Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens1856Private CollectionImage via the Athenaeum
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c.1858-1860 cotton day dress
C. 1858-1860 cotton day dress. These cotton dresses were extremely popular for day wear during the late 1850's/ early 1860's.This is a transitional dress between the two decades showing the new rounded...
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Antique Victorian Necklace and Locket Pendant in 14K
Antique Victorian Necklace and Locket Pendant in 14KITEM #503579A Medievalist style perfectly in keeping with the Pre-Raphaelite designs of the 1850's, this antique Victorian necklace and locket...
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Banded agate acorn earrings, mid-19th century.
Banded agate acorn earrings, mid-19th century. Three-dimensional earrings in the form of acorns, hand carved in banded agate, swing from matching beads in these very cool and lovely Victorian-era...
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Black velvet jacket, 1855-60
Black velvet jacket, 1855-60Somptueuse basquine ou mantelet de crinoline, vers 1855-1860. Velours de soie noir orné de noeuds de taffetas sur les côtés et en bas des manches pagodes, fermeture devant...
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Lace pelerine, ca. 1859.
Pèlerine de dentelle, vers 1859 Dentelle blonde de soie mécanique et fins rubans de velours noir.(Lace pelerine, ca. 1859. Off-white mechanically made silk lace, finished with black velvet...
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The Post Office , DAVID GILMOUR BLYTHE (AMERICAN, 1815–1865) c. 1859-1863
The Post OfficeDAVID GILMOUR BLYTHE (AMERICAN, 1815–1865)C. 1859-1863MEDIUM: oil on canvasMEASUREMENTS: H: 24 x W: 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)CREDIT: PurchaseACCESSION NUMBER: 42.9Carnegie Museum of Art,...
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A mid 19th century turquoise set bird brooch
A mid 19th century turquoise set bird broochThe mid 19th century turquoise set dove brooch, carrying a similarly set forget-me-not spray in its beak, with cabochon ruby eyes, brooch length 4.5cm.Bonham's
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