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Princesses Helena and Louise, 1864

Princess Helena and Princess Louise, 1864 (Daughters of Queen Victoria)Creator: Hills & Saunders (photographer)Creation Date:  1864Dimensions:  8.8 x 5.7 cmThe Royal Collection Trust

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Child's winter jacket, 1860s

1983.001.0110Object Name(Child's) JacketDate1860-1869CultureAmerican, attributedDescriptionBlack plush with braid trim, high neck, flared sleeves, fitted waist, braid band at hem, 1/2 length, large...

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Short cape, ca. 1860

2000.033.0010Object NameCapeDate1860, ca.CultureAmericanDescriptionmedium-dark green wool twill with matching soutache embroidery & bluish tassels, half circular hip length, pointed decorative hood...

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Child's dress, ca. 1865

1995.017.1642Object NameDressDate1865, ca.CultureAmerican, Connecticut, MilfordDescriptionChild’s dress.. . .Original credit line: Gift of Mrs. C. A. Barden and Mrs. Harold Henderson, 1949.Included in...

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Fancy Dress Costume, 1860s

tenue de travestissement  (Fancy dress costume)Identifier: UF 50-30-15 ABCreation date: 1860/1869Material: silk taffetaPhotographer: Jean TholanceLes Arts Decoratif (Paris)

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Life's Sunshine, 1861

George Elgar Hicks, RBA (British 1824-1914)Life's Sunshinesigned and dated 'G E Hicks. 61.' (lower left)oil on canvas   48.5 x 30.5 cm. (19 x 12 in.)Bonham's 

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Antique gem-set pendant watch, c.1840

IMAGEnumber: CH361199Title:  Antique gem-set pendant watch, c.1840 (gold & enamel)Description:Once owned by Queen Maria Pia of Portugal, daughter of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy; polished...

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Sunshine Hours

Sunshine Hours.  Charles Lucy (British)

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Dressing Gown, ca. 1860

Dressing gownDate: ca. 1860Culture: AmericanMedium: cottonDimensions: (bodice) Length at CB: 16 1/8 in. (41 cm) (skirt) Length at CB: 44 1/8 in. (112.1 cm)Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Laila Coston-Conner,...

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Carnivale in Rome 1859

Carnivale in RomePimen Orlov - 1859Painting - oil on canvasState Russian Museum (Russia)

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Butterfly Watch, 1840s

Watch in the form of a butterflyDate: ca. 1840–50Culture: SwissMedium: Case of gold, enamel, and pearlsDimensions: 2 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (6.7 x 3.2 cm)Classification: HorologyCredit Line: Bequest of Laura...

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Enameled Watch, 1815-30

WatchMaker: Watchmaker: Abraham Vacheron Girod Watchmaker: Firm of Vacheron and Constantin (1755–present)Date: ca. 1815–30Culture: Swiss, GenevaMedium: Gold, enameled; silverDimensions: Diameter: 1...

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Enameled Watch, 1820s

WatchMaker: Watchmaker: Abraham Louis Bréguet (1747–1823)Date: ca. 1820–30Culture: probably SwissMedium: Case of gold and enamel, with chronoscope dial; jeweled movement, with cylinder...

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Jewelry Set: brooch, earrings and studs

Jewelry set :  brooch, earrings and studsMaker: Ball, Black & Co. (American, New York, 1851–1874)Date: mid-19th centuryGeography: Mid-Atlantic, New York, New York, United StatesCulture:...

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Cased memorial rosette, 1861-65

[Francis Edwin Brownell of Company A, 11th New York Infantry Regiment, in uniform; portrait set in memorial badge of black silk] (LOC)[Francis Edwin Brownell of Company A, 11th New York Infantry...

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Evening dress bodice, ca. 1870

Yep, just a bit out of our particular ballpark, but the basic lines of this bodice hadn't changed over-much.Bodice, ca. 1870Artist:  Mme. Roger (French)  Madame Roger (París) (act....

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Child's dress, 1860s

1986.067.0001Object Name(Child's) DressDate1860-1869CultureAmericanDescriptionRed wool child’s dress, black braid trim. Princess line, center back buttons, long sleeves, braid at hem and at cuffs....

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Ensemble (dress with day and evening bodices), 1865-67

Ensemble (dress with day and evening bodices) Date: 1865–67Culture: FrenchMedium: silk, cottonDimensions: (a) Length at CB: 17 in. (43.2 cm) (b) Length at CB: 8 in. (20.3 cm) (c) Length at CB: 62 in....

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Portrait bracelet, 1850s

DescriptionMiniature portrait of Pierre-Paul Pecquet du Bellay set in a gold bracelet.Date1850sMediummixed medium on ivoryGift of Mr. Nicolas du Bellet Kariouk, Mr. John du Bellet Kariouk, and Mr. Paul...

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Mrs. John MacDonald Taylor, née Basilice Toledano, 1856

Mrs. John MacDonald Taylor, née Basilice ToledanoBernard, François, ca. 1812-ca. 1875Date: 1856Oil on canvasThe Historic New Orleans Collection

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