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Thanksgiving Day, 1860--The Two Great Classes of Society
"Thanksgiving Day, 1860--The Two Great Classes of Society"Artist: Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910Medium: Wood engravingDates: 1860Dimensions: Image: 13 7/8 x 20 1/2 in. (35.2 x 52.1 cm) Sheet: 16...
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The Attack on the "Home Guard", 1864
Currier & IvesThomas Nast (1840-1902)The Attack on the "Home Guard."DATE:1864print (visual work)hand coloringlithographH: 21 1/4 in, W: 25 inMuseum of the City of New York
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Girl's formal evening dress with sash, 1867
Yup, it's a 67. It's also a House of Worth. Sue me after looking at it. Girl's formal evening dress with sashCharles Frederick Worth (1825 - 1895)Silk taffeta trimmed with bands of bright green silk...
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Queen Victoria, aboard Fyvie, with her servant John Brown at Balmoral Castle....
Queen Victoria, aboard Fyvie, with her servant John Brown at Balmoral Castle.1863This photograph was originally conceived by Queen Victoria as a tribute to her late husband, Prince Albert, taken on the...
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Thanksgiving Day - Hanging up the Musket, 1865
The Thanksgiving of 1865 featured several images of not only homecoming, but a return to normalcy now that the war was over. Thanksgiving Day - Hanging up the Musket, 1865Winslow Homer (American,...
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Evening dress, 1860s
Evening dress"Cowper & Co. 13 Saint Anne’s Square Manchester"Date:1860-1869, ca.Culture:EnglishDescription:Cream silk taffeta w/ small pink brocaded wheat sheaves; off the shoulder bodice w/ small...
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Thanksgiving Day - The Church Porch, 1865
In this image, you have what should be a typical scene from civilian life, and it is, but now civilian life after the war has changed irrevocably. There is a woman who appears to be in mourning being...
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Gold Brooch, 1860s
Gold brooch set cabochon almandine garnet. A superimposed diamond set band of gold holds looped chains from which a tasselled pendant, made of silky gold chain set with garnet and diamonds. The circle...
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George Ward and his Daughter Fanny Riding, 1861
George Ward (1822–1887), and His Daughter Fanny (1850–1939) Ridingby Richard BucknerDate painted: 1861Oil on canvas, 109.2 x 83.8 cmGeorge Ward (1822–1887) was an Alderman and sometime Mayor of...
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Madame Gambart 1862
Madame Gambartby Louis-Edouard DubufeDate painted: 1862Oil on canvas, 129 x 91.5 cmLetchworth Museum and Art Gallery via the BBC
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View of a Domestic Interior with a Bridal Group, or The Wedding Breakfast, 1862
View of a Domestic Interior with a Bridal Group, or The Wedding Breakfastby George Elgar HicksDate painted: 1862Oil on panel, 30.5 x 25.2 cmThe Geffrye, Museum of the Home via the BBC
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Purple plaid silk dress, ca. 1865
I could be losing my mind, but I'm reasonably certain that this is actually a Swiss waist made to match the skirt. The object data is below. GownDate1865, ca.CultureAmericanDescriptionTwo piece ivory...
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Miser's purse, 1835-55
Miser's PurseEuropec. 1835-55Glass Beads, steel beads, and metalL2011.13.133ANineteenth-century purses were often more decorative than practical. This micro-beaded example exhibits a jubilant beaded...
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Gold Band Bracelet, "Les Illusions Perdu". 1845-50
Gold band bracelet.A gold bangle with an enamelled plaque bordered at the top and bottom with half pearls and set with small diamonds. The enamel shows the central group from the painting entitled 'Le...
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Leonilla Wittgenstein, Princess of Sayn Wittgenstein Sayn, 1849.
Leonilla WittgensteinFranz Xaver Winterhalter1849Leonilla Ivanovna Bariatinskaia, Princess of Sayn Wittgenstein Sayn. Private CollectionImage via Wikimedia
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Evening/Ball Dress, ca. 1865
(Evening/Ball) DressDate1865, caCultureAmerican or EuropeanDescriptionIvory watered silk evening dress. Bodice with round neck, rimmed with red satin band, seed pearls curled with crystal beads, edged...
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A Tender Moment, 1859
A Tender Moment1859Jean-Baptiste Jules Trayer (French, 1824–1909)Medium: Oil on PanelSize: 55.9 x 45.7 cm. (22 x 18 in.)Repository Unknown
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Diamond oak cluster tiara/convertible parure, ca. 1855.
Diamond oak cluster tiara/convertible parure, ca. 1855Tiara; in three pieces; silver and gold; in the form of branches of oak-leaves and acorns; open-back, set with diamonds; convertible to a brooch or...
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Wedding ring, 1862
Wedding ringDate: 1862Culture: AmericanMedium: goldDimensions: [no dimensions available]Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. R. G. Duval, 1940Accession Number: C.I.40.166.8Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Floral print evening dress, c. 1855
Evening Dress c. 1855-FranceMaterial: Crème silk and wool mixed gauze with floral print; triple-flounced skirt.This dress might be termed a typical example of the delicate, alluring and womanly style...
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