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Gown Worn by Queen Victoria to the opening of the Great Exhibition, 1851

Queen Victoria's dress, 1851Dress of deep pink Spitalfields silk with vertical bands of interlocking silver circles; scoop necked pointed bodice with deep V of lace, plump bows down front, two tier...

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Ballgown, ca. 1868

Ball gownDate: ca. 1868Culture: FrenchMedium: silkDimensions: Length at CB (a): 13 in. (33 cm) Length (b): 58 in. (147.3 cm)Credit Line: Gift of Mary Pierrepont Beckwith, 1969Accession Number:...

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Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung, 1861

Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung, 1861.  University of Dusseldorf. 

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Breakfasting Out, 1859

Breakfasting OutA Coffee Stall. Oil on canvas. A baker's man, a boy wearing a City of London badge, seated in a wheelbarrow, and a young lady carrying a band-box are shown with cups of coffee, while...

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Untitled, Kimmel & Forster, lithographer, 1864

Kimmel & Forster, lithographer, 1864Image via the American Antiquarian Society

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Thesis: Sowing the Seed: Oberlin Female Missionary Teachers of Southern...

Female graduates of Oberlin College, 1855.  Sowing the Seed: Oberlin Female Missionary Teachers of Southern Blacks, 1863-1875AbstractThe American Missionary Association (AMA) proved to be the largest...

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The Parting Cheer, 1861

The Parting Cheerby Henry Nelson O'NeilNational Maritime MuseumDate painted: 1861Oil on canvas, 132 x 186 cmCollection: National Maritime MuseumThis large-scale painting, both ambitious and complex in...

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Augusta Frances Anne Hoare, Mrs William Angerstein, 1860

Augusta Frances Anne Hoare, Mrs William AngersteinSir Frederic Lord Leighton - 1860Painting - oil on canvasNational Trust - UK (United Kingdom)Image via the Athenaeum

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Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung, 1862.

Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung, 1862.  University of Dusseldorf.

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Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung, 1862

Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung, 1862.  University of Dusseldorf.

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Cameo: Giuseppe Garibaldi (July 4, 1807 – June 2, 1882), 1860s

Giuseppe Garibaldi (July 4, 1807 – June 2, 1882)Materials: Cornelian Shell, silver and  Turquoise beads.Size: 2” by 1 6/8” only cameo is 1 5/8” by 1 3/8”.Date and Origin: circa 1860/1870...

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Psyche, wife of Eros, 1850s

Psyche, wife of ErosMaterial: Sardonyx Shell, 18 k gold tested.Size:  2 2/8” by 1 7/8” only cameo is 1 5/8” by just over 1 2/8”.Date and Origin: Circa 1850/1860 Italy, frame could be English.

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Der Bazar, 8 June 1857. University of Dusseldorf.

Der Bazar, 8 June 1857.  University of Dusseldorf. 

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Walking dress (Sacque & petti) 1864-65

Walking dress  (Sacque & petti) Date: 1864–65Culture: AmericanMedium: silk, cottonDimensions: (a) Length at CB: 33 in. (83.8 cm) (b) Length at CB: 43 in. (109.2 cm) (c) Length at CB: 40 in. (101.6...

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Bonnet, Europe, c. 1863

Bonnet, Europe, c. 1863, straw and horsehairAt a time when women of fashion wore hats every day (along with gloves and corsets), the concept of the Easter bonnet was a vestige of the centuries-old...

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Currier & Ives, A Halt by the Wayside, ca. 1865

Currier & IvesA Halt by the Wayside.DATE:ca. 1865Museum of the City of New York

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The Soldier's Return, 1861

The Soldier’s Returnby Henry Nelson O'Neil National Army MuseumDate painted: 1861Oil on board, 53.1 x 41.7 cmCollection: National Army MuseumA tired and injured veteran sits slumped beside a stile,...

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Micromosaic Brooch, mid-19th cent.

(Micromosaic) BroochArtist/maker unknown, ContinentalGeography:  Made in EuropeDate:  Mid- 19th centuryMedium:  Gold, mosaicDimensions:  1 7/8 x 2 1/2 inches (4.7 x 6.3 cm)Curatorial Department:...

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Victoria, Princess Royal, in her wedding dress: 25 Jan 1858.

Victoria, Princess Royal, in her wedding dress: Buckingham Palace 25/1/1858 [in Portraits of Royal Children Vol.2 1855-1858]  25 Jan 1858  (Daughter of Queen Victoria, later Her Imperial Majesty The...

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Queen Victoria, the Prince Consort and Victoria, Princess Royal at the...

Queen Victoria, the Prince Consort and Victoria, Princess Royal in the dress they wore at the marriage of Princess Royal. .  1858-65Albumen print | 12.7 x 11.4 cm | RCIN 2905593The Royal Collection Trust

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