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Christmas Celebration (The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds) Weihnachtsfest...

Christmas Celebration (The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds)Weihnachtsfest (Der Winter ist gekommen...)Page 57 from Robert Reinick, Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde, Düsseldorf,...

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Pearl necklace, 1850-60

NecklaceArtist/maker unknown, AmericanGeography:Made in United States, North and Central AmericaDate:1850-1860Medium:Pearls, mother-of-pearl, horsehairDimensions:Length: 16 1/2 inches (41.9 cm) Center...

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Graham's Magazine, December 1856.

Graham's Magazine, December 1856.  LAPL Visual Collections.

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Ladies' Cabinet, December 1856.

Ladies' Cabinet, December 1856.  LAPL Visual Collections.

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Central Park, NYC - The Skating Pond, 1862

Currier & IvesCentral-Park, Winter.DATE:1862The skating pond.Museum of the City of New York

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Marie de Bonneval, Duchess of Cadore, 1854

Portrait of Marie de Bonneval, Duchess of Cadore1854(oil on canvas)Creator:  Dubufe, Edouard Louis (1820-83)Nationality:  FrenchLocation:  Private CollectionMedium: oil on canvasDate:  1854...

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Waiting for the Verdict n.d.

Waiting for the Verdict(oil on canvas)Creator:  Solomon, Abraham (1824-62)Nationality:  EnglishLocation:  Private CollectionMedium:  oil on canvasDate;  Bef. 1862 (C19th)Credit:  Waiting for the...

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The Golash Brooch, ca. 1835

The Golash brooch - named after its discoverer, Rhode Island jeweler Alan Golash - is a gold brooch set with one of the largest and finests quahog pearls (14 mm round button) thus far found. It was...

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Frozen Out, n.d.

Frozen OutGeorge Dunlop LeslieDate unknownRepository Unknownimage via the Athenaeum

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Empress Eugénie, 1854

Empress EugénieDate:1854Medium:oil on canvasDimensions:  w96.5 x h130.8 cm (without frame)Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Silver medal prize for embroidery contest, ca. 1850

SAMUEL KIRKAmerican, 1793 - 1872Medalc. 1850, Baltimore, MarylandSilverOverall: 3/16h x 2 3/8 (diameter) inchesThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston The Bayou Bend Collection, Museum purchase funded by the...

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Christmas Eve (Die Christnacht), ca. 1854-55

Christmas EveDie ChristnachtAdrian Ludwig Richter, German, 1803 - 1884. Published by the Sächsische Kunstverein, Dresden. Printed by F.R. Meyer et Co., Dresden.Geography:Made in Dresden, Saxony,...

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Woven Hair Earrings, 1830-40

Woven hair earrings, 1830-40Museum number:  2009,8045.13DescriptionFull: FrontPair of earrings with lozenge shaped tops of gold with open weave hair dyed red and with two gold small side drops. The...

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Evening boots, 1850-55

Evening boots, 1850-55Gift of Barbara Bundy  2006.37.3ABThis pair of nineteenth century evening boots feature a pattern of roses and twining foliage. Made of a lightly iridescent silk damask brocade...

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A Life Well Spent, 1862

A Life Well Spent1862Charles West CopeRepository unknown

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Grandpa’s Christmas Hamper, 1848

Grandpa’s Christmas Hampera festive illustration drawn by Duncan.Published in the Illustrated London News Christmas Supplement, December 1848.Artist/Photographer/Maker: Illustrated London NewsDate:...

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Pearl earrings, 1850-60

Set of Jewelry: EarringsArtist/maker unknown, AmericanGeography: Made in United States, North and Central AmericaDate: 1850-1860Medium:  Pearls, mother-of-pearl, horsehairDimensions:  b: 1 5/8 x 3/4...

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Wool Paletot, 1860-65

JOLLY & SON WOOL PALETOT, 1860 - 1865. Cream flannel jacket trimmed with black passementerie in a pattern of double bands and scallops, composition buttons with profile in relief. Labeled. B-42,...

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Moire silk gown, 1855-60

Standard warnings and caveats apply: Just because it's white or ivory does not necessarily make it a wedding gown. MOIRE SILK WEDDING GOWN, 1855-1860. 2-piece ivory faille having boned boatneck bodice...

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The Return to Fredericksburg After the Battle (n.d.)

The Return to Fredericksburg After the BattleDavid English Henderson (1832-1887)Gettysburg National Military Park

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