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Thanksgiving Day — The Dinner, 1858

Thanksgiving Day — The dinnerWinslow HomerHarper’s Weekly, Volume II, 27 November 1858, p. 761.Boston Public Library

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Thanksgiving Day — The Dance, 1858

Thanksgiving Day — The danceWinslow HomerHarper’s Weekly, Volume II, 27 November 1858, p. 761.Boston Public Library

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Cameo: Flora, ca. 1850

Material: Sardonyx Shell, wood and plaster for the frames.Size: Flora  just over 1 29/32" by 1 1/2", Bacchante 1 26/32" by 1 14/32".Date and Origin: Circa 1850 Italy.

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Cameo: Bacchante, ca. 1850

Material: Sardonyx Shell, wood and plaster for the frames.Size: Flora  just over 1 29/32" by 1 1/2", Bacchante 1 26/32" by 1 14/32".Date and Origin: Circa 1850 Italy.In Greek mythology, maenads...

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Micro-mosaic Brooch, ca. 1860

Material: Hard Stone (Onyx)  15k gold tested.Size: 2 3/8" by 2 1/8" only mosaic is 1 6/8" by 1 1/2".Date and Origin: Circa 1860 Italy.

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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, November 1861.

Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, November 1861.  LAPL Visual Collections.

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Le Moniteur de la Mode, November 1861.

Le Moniteur de la Mode, November 1861.  LAPL Visual Collections.

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Le Follet, November 1861.

Le Follet, November 1861.  LAPL Visual Collections.  

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Magasin des Demoiselles, November 1861.

Magasin des Demoiselles, November 1861.  LAPL Visual Collections.

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La Belle Assemblee, November 1861.

La Belle Assemblee, November 1861.  LAPL Visual Collections.

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The Eldest Daughter of M. Edouard Delalain, 1845-50

The Eldest Daughter of M. Edouard DelalainJean-Baptiste-Camille Corot - circa 1845-1850Painting - oil on canvasPrivate collectionImage via the Athenaeum

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Return from Meeting, 1855

Return from MeetingJohannes Adam Simon Oertel - 1855Painting - oil on canvasHeight: 50.8 cm (20 in.), Width: 68.58 cm (27 in.)Private collectionImage via the Athenaeum

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The Village School, ca. 1855

The Village SchoolAlfred Rankley - 1855Painting - oil on canvasRepository unknownImage via the Athenaeum

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Needlework pattern for sofa cushions, 1862

Needlework pattern for sofa cushions.  Peterson's Magazine, December 1862.  NYPL Digital Gallery.

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Applique pattern for a smoking cap, 1862

Applique pattern for a smoking cap.  Peterson's Magazine, November 1862.  NYPL Digital Gallery.

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Needlework pattern. Peterson's Magazine, December 1864.

Needlework pattern.  Peterson's Magazine, December 1864.  NYPL Digital Gallery.

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Pearl Ring given by John Wilkes Booth, 1864

Pearl Ring given by John Wilkes BoothIn the summer of 1864, while starring in a theatrical engagement at the Boston Museum, John Wilkes Booth became smitten with a 17-year-old beauty named Isabel...

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Patriotic Apron, ca. 1858.

Patriotic ApronPolitical rallies were usually family affairs. This "flag apron" was worn by a young girl from Virden, Illinois, during a political rally for Mr. Lincoln in 1858. Political rallies were...

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Plaid evening dress, ca. 1850-55

Evening dressDate: 1850–55Culture: AmericanMedium: silk, cottonDimensions: Length at CB (a): 9 in. (22.9 cm) Length at CB (b): 48 in. (121.9 cm)Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The...

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Paisley shawl, ca. 1848.

Cashmere ShawlEngland,around 1848Musée de l'Impression sur Etoffes (France)

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