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Amazone (Horsewoman), bef. 1860
Amazone (Horsewoman)Lithograph, before 1860. Alfred de Dreux
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The Pretty Horsebreaker, or The Shrew Tamed, 1861
The Pretty Horsebreaker, or The Shrew Tamed, 1861Edwin LandseerPrivate collectionNote: The female subject is tentatively identified as Anne Gilbert, a famous equestrienne. Rumor has it, however, that...
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Costume of a cantinière (aka vivandière) in the French Army, 1850-70.
Lithograph, coloured by hand, showing a woman in French military uniform adapted to female dress as a cantinière (aka vivandière). She has her tonnelet (drinks barrel) slung over her shoulder.Place of...
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Costume of a cantinière (aka vivandière) in the French Army, 1850-70, part 2
Lithograph, coloured by hand, showing a woman in French military uniform adapted to female dress as a cantinière (aka vivandière). She has her tonnelet (drinks barrel) slung over her shoulder.Place of...
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Annie Gambart, 1851
Annie GambartWilliam Powell Frith - 1851Painting - oil on canvasMercer Art Gallery - Harrogate (England)Image via the Athenaeum
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At the Opera, 1855
At the OperaWilliam Powell Frith - 1855Painting - oil on canvasHarris Museum and Art Gallery - Preston (UK) (England)Image via the Athenaeum
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Turquoise Ribbon Pendant with Heart Locket 1845-55
Antique 15k Gold and Turquoise Ribbon Pendant with Heart LocketDetails: Victorian 15k ribbon pendant set with five cabochon turquoise stones. Hanging from a chain, the ribbon pendant is finely etched...
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Ivory carving: Pandora & Mercury, ca. 1828
Material: Ivory.Size: 8 3/8" by 7" in height, ivory cameo is 6 2/8" by 5" (measurements took from the back), from the front the cameo is 6" by 4 6/8" .Date and Origin: 1828, France, signed by the...
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Cameo Brooch: Psyche, ca. 1860
PsycheMaterial: Cornelian Shell, 9k gold marked.Size: 2" by 1 6/8".Date and Origin: Circa 1860 Italy.
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Cameo: Venus & Cupid with a Dog
Venus & Cupid, with a Dog.Sardonyx shell with micromosaic settingca. mid-19th century, probably produced in Italy.
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Cameo: Cupid on a half-shell, ca. 1840
Cupid on a half-shellMaterial: Sardonyx Shell, 18 k gold tested.Size: 1 22/32" by 1 14/32 " only cameo is 1 1/8 " by 7/8 ".Date and Origin: Circa 1840 Italy.
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Cameo: Zeus, Hera & Athena ca. 1860
Cameo: Zeus, Hera & AthenaMaterial: Sardonyx Shell, 18k gold.Date and Origin: Ca 1860, France.Size: 2 6/8" by 2 1/8". Cameo is 1 7/8".
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BRUSSELS LACE TRIM, 19th C.
BRUSSELS LACE TRIM, 19th C. All cream cotton: One Point de Gaze flounce in two pieces, 7 x 196 total, One Point de Gaze 6 1/2 x 60. One bobbin lace flounce 6 1/2 x 136. One rose point 3 1/2 x 175. ....
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DOTTED COTTON GOWN with SASH / STOLE, 1860’s
DOTTED COTTON GOWN with SASH / STOLE, 1860’s. 2-piece white dotted Swiss, boned bodice having short puffed sleeve, front buttons and bobbin lace trim, lined in ivory silk under white cotton, unlined...
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Jennie McCleary, Gettysburg battle account.
Letter published in Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, July 02, 1938. Jennie was 17 years old at the time of the battle. She is writing to her sister Julia, who lives back home in Kittanning (Armstrong...
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PRINTED DIMITY DAY DRESS, 1860s
PRINTED DIMITY DAY DRESS, 1860s1-piece, white, windowpane-woven w/ small red flower print, self fabric belt, trained skirtvia Augusta Auctions
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PRINTED SILK DRESS, 1850s
PRINTED SILK DRESS, 1850s2-piece, fine gauze w/ patterned stripes in blue & maroon.via Augusta Auctions
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Fawn silk day dress, 1860s
Between the sleeves and the train in back, I suspect this one is a little post-period, but beautiful all the same. Listed as 1860s, French in origin. Via Whitaker Auctions
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Ensemble (dress with day & evening bodices), ca. 1855
Ensemble (dress with day & evening bodices)Date: ca. 1855Culture: American or EuropeanMedium: silkDimensions: Length at CB (a): 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm) Length at CB (b): 12 in. (30.5 cm) Length at CB...
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Mohair Fabric Sample, mid-19th century
Fabric SampleDate: mid-19th centuryCulture: FrenchMedium: MohairDimensions: No dimensions recorded.Classification: Textiles-PrintedCredit Line: Gift of Everfast Industries Inc., 1971Accession Number:...
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