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Fashion plate, bet. 1855-65

Fashion plate, bet. 1855-65  Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.

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Dotted silk evening dress, 1855-65

Robe du soir blanche, à pois noirs, berthe en dentelle, manches courtes, frise d'hexagones roses bordées de dentelle noire dans le bas et hexagone au corsage devant, modèle de madame Ghys.White silk...

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Ballgown bodice & sash, 1865-66

Ballgown bodice & sash, 1865-66Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

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Cotton muslin print dress, 1866

1866TitreCorsage et jupe de robe, pèlerine-guimpe ( Two piece dress with pelerine) DescriptionEnsemble composée d'un corsage, d'une jupe et d'une pèlerine-guimpe. Corsage à décolleté bateau, manches...

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Wedding Ensemble, ca. 1855

Wedding EnsembleGreat Britain, c. 1855Silk taffeta, netting, ribbon & laceHelen Larson Historic Fashion CollectionFIDM Museum Proposed AcquisitionL2011.13.276A-CFIDM Museum Blog

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Woman Sewing, 1859

Woman SewingOdoardo Borrani1859Repository UnknownImage via the Athenaeum

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Handkerchief ring, ca. 19th cent.

Handkerchief ringAmerican19th centuryObject Place: USADIMENSIONS15.5 x 2.6 x .7 cm (6 1/8 x 1 x 1/4 in.)ACCESSION NUMBER51.2441MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUEGoldNOT ON VIEWCOLLECTIONSAmericas,...

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Unidentified portrait, Alfred de Dreux

Unidentified PortraitAlfred de Dreuxbefore March 1860repository unknown

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Gold, onyx & pearl brooch, ca. 1860

Gold, onyx & pearl brooch, ca. 1860Dimensions overall: 4.5 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in.)The Cooper-Hewitt Collection

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Revival style bracelet with amethyst set center boss French, ca. 1865

Revival style bracelet with amethyst set center bossFrench, made by Maison Marret Baugrand, ca. 1865Dimensions overall: 6.2 x 5.8 x 6.2 cm (2 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 7/16 in.)Cooper-Hewitt Collection

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Gold, pearl & onyx earrings French, ca. 1860

These are the earrings that match this brooch Gold, pearl & onyx earringsFrench, ca. 1860Dimensions overall:  4.2 x 1.6 x 1 cm (1 5/8 x 5/8 x 3/8 in.)Cooper-Hewitt Collection

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Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawai'i, n.d.

Queen Lili'uokalani, n.d.  Hawai'i State Archives Digital Collection.

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Court garb attributed to Queen Maria II of Portugal, ca. 1850.

Court garb attributed to Queen Maria II of Portugal, ca. 1850. via LACMA Unframed

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Evening dress, ca. 1860-65

Evening dressca. 1860-65Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti, via Europeana Fashion

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Headdress, mid-19th cent.

HeaddressAmericanmid-19th centuryObject Place: USADIMENSIONS85.3 cm (33 9/16 in.)ACCESSION NUMBER52.1351MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUENet, Brocade, LaceNOT ON VIEWCOLLECTIONSAmericas, Textiles and Fashion...

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Spoon bonnet, ca. 1858. via Antiquedress.com

Spoon bonnet, ca. 1858.  via Antiquedress.com

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Woman's Berlin Wool Work Shoes, ca. 1850

Woman's Berlin Wool Work ShoesMade by Mrs. R. Smith & Co., PhiladelphiaGeography:Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central AmericaDate:c. 1850Medium:Cotton plain weave...

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"Remembrance Will Cling to us Through Life": Kate Bushman's Memoir of the...

Bushman farm, Gettysburg.  Photo credit: lcm1863 / Foter / CC BY-ND"Remembrance Will Cling to us Through Life": Kate Bushman's Memoir of the Battle of GettysburgKate Bushman never expected that the...

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Peace - July 4, 1865. Harper's Weekly, July 08, 1865.

Peace - July 4, 1865.  Harper's Weekly, July 08, 1865.

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Wrapper with capelet, ca. 1860s

Dress (Wrapper with capelet?) Date: 1860sCulture: AmericanMedium: silkDimensions: Length at CB (a): 63 in. (160 cm) Length at CB (b): 23 in. (58.4 cm) Length (c): 76 in. (193 cm)Credit Line: Gift of...

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