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Amazon (Horsewoman) in the Forest at Pierrefonds

Amazon (Horsewoman) in the Forest at PierrefondsAlfred de Dreauxca. 1850srepository unknown

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Woman's bodice, mid-19th cent.

Woman's BodiceArtist/maker unknown, FrenchGeography:  Made in France, EuropeDate: Mid- 19th centuryMedium:  Silk brocadeCuratorial Department:  Costume and TextilesAccession Number:  1967-34-13Credit...

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Antique Bulls Eye Agate Tear Drop Earrings

Antique Bulls Eye Agate Tear Drop EarringsDetails: Victorian Bull's Eye Agate drop earrings in a brown and black stripe color palette on 14k gold ear wires. Measurements: Earrings hang 1 1/2 " from top...

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French, periodical unknown, 1859.

French, periodical unknown, 1859.  The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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Journal des Demoiselles, August 1858.

Journal des Demoiselles, August 1858.  The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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Sheet music: Sleep Soldier Sleep (Decoration day ode) 1884

Sleep, soldier, sleep; Decoration day odeContributor Names:  Jecko, S. H.Created / Published:  Ellis, John F., Washington, D. C, 1884, monographic.Publishing date: 1884Library of Congress (click for...

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French Cantiniere, ca. 1860

FORTUNE (worked c.1860)Costumes of soldiers and cantinières in the French army of the Second Empire. Plates (3). After Hippolyte Lalaisse.E. 2869 lettered Fortuné d'après Lalaisse.Lithograph, coloured...

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Untitled, lithograph of French cantiniere, 1850s

Untitled, lithograph of French cantiniere, 1850sCostumes of cantinières in the French army of the Second Empire. Plates (6).Lithographs, coloured by handE.2872 - 2877-1938.Given by Mrs. Gabrielle...

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A Bedtime Prayer, 1858

Auguste Toulmouche (French, 1829-1890)A Bedtime Prayersigned and dated 'A. TOULMOUCHE. 1858.' (center left)oil on canvas29 x 23¼ in. (73.7 x 59.1 cm.)Painted in 1858.via Christie's 

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Two-piece woolen plaid dress, 1855-65

Two-piece woolen gown, body (A) and skirt (B), with belt (C): red-black-beige wool glass.Body: high-necked, round neck; tight bodice, right up to the waist; two vertical darts before; blind before...

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Unidentified Fashion Plate, 1859

Unidentified Fashion Plate, 1859.  The Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung, 1859.

Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung, 1859.  The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Les Modes Parisiennes, Peterson's Magazine, 1859.

Les Modes Parisiennes, 1859.  The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Hardstone cameo, ca. 1860

A mid 19th century hardstone cameo, pearl and diamond brooch, circa 1860.Provenance:Gladys Helen Rachel (née Goldsmid), Lady Swaythling (1879-1965)By descent to the current ownerWife of the wealthy...

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Victorian Pinchbeck Repoussé Earrings

Victorian Pinchbeck Repoussé EarringsThese lovely Victorian earrings are made of Pinchbeck . Pinchbeck is an alloy of copper and zinc which closely resembles gold and was often used in Georgian and...

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Victorian Mourning Carved Genuine Whitby Jet with French Jet Bead Stretch...

Victorian Mourning Carved Genuine Whitby Jet with French Jet Bead Stretch BraceletVia Ruby Lane

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Bonnet worn by Queen Victoria, 1845-55

Bonnet worn by Queen Victoria made of alternating bands of machine-woven cream cotton braid, trimmed with fabric flowers and wide warp-printed (chine) ribbon at neck and forming ties/streamers; lined...

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The Rider Kipler, on Her Black Mare, Alfred de Dreaux

The Rider Kipler, on Her Black Mareundated, ca. 1850sAlfred de Dreaux Musee du Petit Palais

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Woman's shoes, ca. 1845

Woman's ShoesArtist/maker unknown, AmericanGeography:   Made in United States, North and Central AmericaDate: c. 1845Medium:  Glazed leather and silk satin with silk embroidery in chain and straight...

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Needle-case, 1850s

Needle-CaseNeedle case of card and brown leather embossed in gold. On the cover is applied a sheet of card printed with the full figure of a woman. On the reverse is a sheet printed with a scene of a...

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