The Princess Royal's wedding dress and train, Jan 25, 1858
The Princess Royal's wedding dress and train 1858-65Albumen print | 8.7 x 10.9 cm | RCIN 2905601Wedding dress and train worn by Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901), on 25 January 1858, draped over...
View ArticleDress worn by The Queen at the marriage of Princess Royal (the lace worn at...
Dress worn by The Queen at the marriage of Princess Royal (the lace worn at Her Majesty's own wedding) Jan. 25, 1858. (1858-65)Albumen print | 12.1 x 10.8 cm | RCIN 2905600The Royal Collection Trust
View ArticleMid-19th century purple silk dress, via Bonham's
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View ArticleMousseline cotton summer sheer dress, ca. 1853
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View ArticlePortrait of Mme Furtado-Heine (late 1850s / early 1860s)
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View ArticleQueen Victoria at Drury Lane theatre, (n.d.)
Queen Victoria at Drury Lane theatreAfter Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1806-1873)oil on board12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.)Private CollectionImage via Christie's
View ArticlePortrait of a Lady in waiting, 1857 Hermann Winterhalter
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View ArticleReversible enameled gold necklace with pearls, 1862-71
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View ArticleBLACK SILK MOURNING DRESS, c. 1850
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View ArticleDestitute Dead Mother holding her sleeping Child in Winter, c. 1850
The signature looks more like 58 than 50 to me, but...Destitute Dead Mother holding her sleeping Child in Winter, c. 1850Octave Tassaert (French, 1800-1874)oil on canvas, Framed - h:33.00 w:25.00 cm...
View ArticleThe Scullery Maid, 1866
The Scullery Maid1866Charles Joseph Gripsoil on panel, dimensions27 × 20.5 cm (10.6 × 8.1 in)Exhibition history:(probably) Zutphen, Tentoonstelling van Leevende Meesters, 1867, no. 45 (with the above...
View ArticleFrench silk taffeta promenade dress, ca. 1855
Zweiteiliges braunes Promenadenkleid mit Fransenbesatz Kleid (French brown silk promenade dress)um 1855 (ca. 1855)Entstehungsort stilistisch: Frankreich (Origin: French)Rehbrauner Seidentaft mit...
View ArticleMrs. Clark Nursed Soldiers of Two Wars
Mrs. Clark Nursed Soldiers of Two WarsAmong the prominent women visitors to attend the Army Nurses' conventions during the encampment is Mrs. Susannah D. Clark, from Jonesboro, Indiana. She is State...
View ArticleVideo: Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland in 1820. After her escape to the North in 1849, she returned to the South more than a dozen times to ferry other slaves along the Underground Railroad....
View ArticleMrs Chataway & daughter Mildred, by Burton & Co, Leicester & Birmingham, c. 1862
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View ArticleUnidentified colorized CDV
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View ArticleGodey's Lady's Book, July 1864.
Godey's Lady's Book, July 1864. Photo credit: CharmaineZoe's Marvelous Melange / Foter / CC BY
View ArticleGodey's Lady' Book, June 1864.
Godey's Lady' Book, June 1864. Photo credit: CharmaineZoe's Marvelous Melange / Foter / CC BY
View ArticleGarnet, pearl and diamond semi parure
Garnet, pearl and diamond semi parureA fine Victorian garnet, pearl and diamond demi parure, all set with circular cabochon garnets, diamond-set stars to centres and a pearl-set crescents below, and...
View ArticleDress, ca. 1850
DressDate: ca. 1850Culture: AmericanMedium: silk, linen, cottonDimensions: Length at CB: 62 in. (157.5 cm)Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William E. Dupree, 1955Accession Number: C.I.55.54.3Metropolitan...
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