In the Swan's Shadow

Afternoon dressDate: ca. 1865Culture: AmericanMedium: silkDimensions: Length at CB (a): 16 in. (40.6 cm) Length at CB (b): 56 in. (142.2 cm)Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The...

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September 7, 2013, 8:48 am

The Bunch of Blue RibbonsOil on canvas; signed with initials and dated indistinctly21.25 x 17 inchesProvenance: A.A. Ionides, Esq.Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1862, no. 144

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Ball dressThis woman's white silk taffeta ball dress dates from between around 1852 and 1857. It was made in Britain and consists of a bodice and attached upper skirt over a plain underskirt.The skirt...

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September 8, 2013, 9:47 am

Orchid wool robe (wrapper), 1860s.Via Whitaker Auctions.

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September 8, 2013, 9:54 am

SamplerEuropean, 19th centuryContinental EuropeDIMENSIONS: 23.38 x 26.5 cm (9 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.)MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUE: Cotton plain weave embroidered with silk, metallic threads and glass...

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September 8, 2013, 10:05 am

Chatelaine bagbeadworkFrench, 19th centuryFranceDIMENSIONS: 14.5 x 19.5 cm (5 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.)MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUE: Silk; Red velvet trimmed with steel beadsCLASSIFICATION: Jewelry /...

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September 8, 2013, 3:42 pm

ParasolDate: 1860–69Culture: AmericanMedium: silk, ivory, metalDimensions: 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm)Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn...

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September 8, 2013, 3:49 pm

Parasol with Ivory HandleDate: 1860–69Culture: FrenchMedium: silk, metal, ivoryDimensions: 26 1/4 in. (66.7 cm)Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of...

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September 9, 2013, 7:25 am

Le Bon Ton, September 1857. LAPL Visual Collections.

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September 9, 2013, 7:46 am

Der Bazar, September 1 1865. University of Dusseldorf.

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Video: Leslie Goddard as: "Mary Chesnut"

September 9, 2013, 9:18 am

Leslie Goddard as: "Mary Chesnut" Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of a top presidential aide, Mary Chesnut witnessed first-hand many key events in the South during the Civil War, recording them...

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September 9, 2013, 4:56 pm

Bow-Bells, May 1865. National Museum of Scotland.

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September 10, 2013, 8:46 am

Corriere delle Dame, August 1860. National Museum of Scotland.

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September 10, 2013, 9:05 am

Corriere delle Dame, 1862. National Museum of Scotland.

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September 10, 2013, 9:18 am

Woman's Pumpkin BonnetUnited States, circa 1850Costumes; AccessoriesQuilted shot silkHat: 18 x 12 in. (45.72 x 30.48 cm); Ties: 1 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (3.81 x 32.38 cm)Gift of Dorothy M. Dixon...

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September 10, 2013, 9:23 am

Woman's Fanchon BonnetUnited States, 1860sCostumes; AccessoriesWire, silk netDiameter: 6 in. (15.24 cm)Gift of Miss Helen Carey (53.79.2)Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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September 10, 2013, 9:29 am

Woman's BonnetProbably United States, 1860sCostumes; AccessoriesSilk velvet, silk grosgrain ribbonGift of Mrs. Thomas Crawford (M.69.28.1)Costume and TextilesLos Angeles County Museum of Art

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