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Spoon Bonnet, 1855-1865
Spoon Bonnet1855-1865Hand-stitched three-tone braided straw or grass, lined with net, trimmed with silk ribbon, net lace, tulle, and faux flowers, with loosely-woven cotton with covered wires used to...
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CDV, Caroline Curtis
Caroline Curtis1855-1865Inscription: On verso, in pencil: at top, "Caroline Curtis / b 20 Nov 1826 / d 2 Nov 1898 / unmarried"; at bottom, "neg. 3095" and accession number.Photographer:Photographed by...
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Yellow silk dress, ca. 1861.
Dress1861Original Owner:Originally owned by Caroline Lucinda Bolles , American, 1826 - 1889Clothing Maker:Made by UnknownHand-stitched and machine-stitched silk with cotton lining and cashmere or...
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Toy dress, 1862
Dress (toy)1862, 19th centurySilk and cotton75 cmGift of E. Portia MacKenzie, 1962 (Emma Carleton Jack Memorial Collection)10769.4New Brunswick Museum
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CDV, Mrs. Thomas Molson in court dress, London, 1860
Mrs. Thomas Molson in court dress, London, 1860B. W. Kilburn1860, 19th centurySilver salts on paper - Albumen process25 x 20 cmGift of Miss Mabel MolsonMP-0000.405.3Musee McCord
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CDV, Miss Louisa Michel, Montreal, QC, 1865
Miss Louisa Michel, Montreal, QC, 1865William Notman (1826-1891)1865, 19th centurySilver salts on paper mounted on paper - Albumen process8.5 x 5.6 cmPurchase from Associated Screen News...
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Silk dress, 1855-60.
Dressabout 1855-1860Original Owner:Possibly originally owned by Mary Jane Buel , American, 1827 - 1884Clothing Maker:Made by UnknownHand-stitched silk and cotton, with unidentified boning (probably...
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SIlk & Cotton Day Dress, ca. 1860
Dressabout 1860Clothing Maker:Made by UnknownMachine-stitched and hand-stitched silk and cotton, with silk-covered wooden buttons, silk fringe, metal hooks and eyesBodice (center back length x width...
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Pariser Damenkleider-Magazin, September 1859.
Pariser Damenkleider-Magazin, September 1859. University of Dusseldorf.
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Le Moniteur de la Mode, September 1859. Le
Le Moniteur de la Mode, September 1859. University of Dusseldorf.
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Allegmeine Moden-Zeitung, 1864.
Allegmeine Moden-Zeitung, 1864. University of Dusseldorf.
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Resources: "Our Army Nurses" full text book
Image via Carlisle Barracks Military College. Caroline Asenath Grant Burghardt(1831-1922)Burghardt, born in Massachusetts, was working as a governess in New York when the Civil War began. One of the...
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Purple Silk Dress: Litchfield Historical Society
Object Name:DressObject Number:1974-14-6DescriptionMaterial purple silk, black and purple velvet. Skirt is a full hoop skirt of 3 superimposed tiers of (1) purple silk (2) bands of purple silk and...
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Mourning/Memorial Hair Bracelet, ca. 1852.
Object Name:BraceletObject Number:1921-02-66Description:Gold bracelet, composed of 7 individual hinged links of cyma curved and scroll pattern, box clasp, oval center with glass mount over brown woven...
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Amethyst Earrings, ca. 1860
Object Name:EarringsObject Number:1937-07-71 a,bDescription:Pair of earrings for pierced ears. Simple pierced ear loop with ball and tear drop pendant of fractured light purple...
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Mourning/Memorial Woven Hair Bracelet, ca. 1850
Object Name:Mourning BraceletObject Number: 1937-07-4Description:a wide band of brown hair, braided and woven, is set into enraved gold end pieces which are hinged onto a central square one side fits...
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Ladies' Cabinet, September 1856.
Ladies' Cabinet, September 1856. LAPL Visual Collections.
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Graham's Magazine, September 1856.
Graham's Magazine, September 1856. LAPL Visual Collections.
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Ladies' Pocketbook, 19th century
PocketbookFrench, 19th centuryFranceDIMENSIONS: Overall: 10.2 x 15.2 cm (4 x 6 in.)MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUE: Silk; brocade with braided silk trim, metallic thread trim and gilt buttonCLASSIFICATION:...
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Black Parasol of Bobbin Lace, mid-19th century
A small parasol of black bobbin laceFrench (Chantilly), mid-19th centuryChantilly, FranceDIMENSIONS: 68.5 cm (26 15/16 in.)MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUE: Silk; Taffeta, bobbin laceCLASSIFICATION:...
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