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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...

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Dress 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

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Mid-19th century purple silk dress, via Bonham's

A mid 19th century purple silk dressThe bodice with tassels, piping and lace decoration to sleeves and a further three tassels to centre front, the skirt has a pocket and a bound hem, the waistband has...

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Mousseline cotton summer sheer dress, ca. 1853

2005.6.1abObject Name:DressDate: 1853, ca.CultureAmericanDescription:Cotton dress and capelet (not shown), American, ca. 1845. Worn by Virginia Shields Vaden (1824-1897). ”Afternoon dress, American,...

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Portrait of Mme Furtado-Heine (late 1850s / early 1860s)

Portrait of Mme Cecile Charlotte Furtado-Heine (late 1850s / early 1860sHermann Winterhalter,Oil on canvas, 137.5 x 99.5 cmPrivate CollectionImage via Christie's 

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Queen 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

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Portrait of a Lady in waiting, 1857 Hermann Winterhalter

Hermann Winterhalter (German, 1808-1891)Portrait of a Lady in waiting, three-quarter-length, in a cream silk dress and holding a fansigned and dated 'H.Winterhalter 1857' (lower right)oil on canvas49 x...

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Reversible enameled gold necklace with pearls, 1862-71

NecklaceNecklace, enamelled gold set with pearls, with a plaited chain, made by Robert Phillips, England, ca. 1867. Enamelled gold set with pearls, with plaited gold.Identifier: 549-1868Date:...

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BLACK SILK MOURNING DRESS, c. 1850

BLACK SILK MOURNING DRESS, c. 1850Silk faille with satin stripes forming large plaid pattern, fitted, boned bodice dipping slightly at waistline, high banded neckline, center front brass hook & eye...

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Destitute 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...

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The 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...

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French 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...

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Mrs. 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...

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Video: 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....

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Mrs Chataway & daughter Mildred, by Burton & Co, Leicester & Birmingham, c. 1862

Mrs Chataway & daughter Mildred, by Burton & Co, Leicester & Birmingham, c. 1862Photo credit: whatsthatpicture / Foter / CC BY-NC

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Unidentified colorized CDV

Unidentified colorized CDV. Photo credit: rich701 / Foter / CC BY

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Godey's Lady's Book, July 1864.

Godey's Lady's Book, July 1864. Photo credit: CharmaineZoe's Marvelous Melange / Foter / CC BY

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Godey's Lady' Book, June 1864.

Godey's Lady' Book, June 1864.  Photo credit: CharmaineZoe's Marvelous Melange / Foter / CC BY

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Garnet, 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...

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Dress, 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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