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Left:
American Centennial bustle gown printed throughout with 1866, c.1876. |
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Right:
Charles Frederick Worth silk brocade ball gown plus matching day
bodice, c.1885. Label: "C. Worth/Paris" in petersham. |
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Left:
French toile bustle gown with quilted silk petticoat, c.1875. |
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Right:
Beaded carriage parasol with carved ivory bird's head handle, c.1830-50. |
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Left:
Couture-quality bustle skirt, possibly Worth, c.1880 |
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Right:
Velvet capelet attributed to Doucet, decorated with iridescent green sequins, black beads, and pleated silk chiffon rosettes, c.1898. |
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Left:
Pingat beaded lace/wool cape, c.1890. Label: "Emile Pingat/30.Rue Louis le Grand.30."
Provenance in an attached note: "A jet cape worn by Mrs. Irving M. Scott..." |
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Right:
Silk moiré ballgown with metallic gold appliquéd hem border, c.1860. |
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Left:
Child's 3-piece hand embroidered silk dress, c.1865. |
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Child's taffeta bustle dress, c.1885. Provenance: An attached note reads "Given to us by Jean Waters Moore. Belonged to her mother, Alice Macklin Waters." The name on the card is Mrs. Carlton W. Bristol. |
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Left:
French velvet shoes with metallic embroidery and silk ribbon bows, c.1880.
The soles are stamped "Pou-Matero." |
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Right:
Pingat velvet dolman mantle trimmed with clipped feathers and metallic gold braid, c.1891. Label: "Emile Pingat/30.Rue Louis le Grande./Paris |
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Left:
Flounced day dress of chiné floral silk, c.1855. |
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Right:
Caroline Reboux velvet hat, trimmed with silk moiré ribbons
and feathers, c.1870-80. Label: "Caroline Reboux/23 Rue de la paix." |
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Left:
Gentleman's Berlin work slippers, c.1860. A colorful three-dimensional design worked
in wool on canvas. |
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Right:
Pink satin corset, c.1890. |
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Left:
Morin-Blossier silk faille gown with embroidered tulle skirt
panel and moiré silk ribbon bows, c.1870-80. |
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Right:
Silk taffeta day dress, c.1860. American Civil War period provenance: purchased from descendants of the Rix family of Manchester, NH. |
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Left:
Child's beaded shoes, c.1890. Made of bronze kid leather with beaded toes. |
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Right:
Doucet silk faille evening bodice, c.1891. Label: "Mme.
Doucet/dePlusieurs Cours/21 Rue de la Paix/Paris." |
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Left:
Silver painted metal wedding tiara with matching groom's boutonnière, c.1860. |
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Right:
Chantilly lace/silk parasol with carved ivory handle, c.1860. |
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Left:
Cameleon-style bronzed kid shoes with Louis heels and silk ribbon rosettes, c.1860. |
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Right:
Handmade needle-run, triangular-shape silk lace shawl, c.1860. |
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Left:
Silk brocade/taffeta bustle dress, c.1883. |
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Right:
Graphic open-work wool coat, c.1890. |
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Left:
French hand-painted silk fan with cut-work ivory sticks, c.1865. |
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Right:
Handmade Maltese silk lace, triangular-shape shawl, c.1860. |
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Left:
Brussels handmade mixed lace wedding veil, c.1880. |
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Right:
Braided straw bonnet with original decoration, c.1860. |
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Left:
Gentleman's hand-sewn cotton print banyan, featuring two complementary paisley prints,
c.1850. |
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Gentleman's hand-sewn cotton print banyan, featuring two complementary paisley prints, c.1850. |
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Left:
Hand-embroidered christening dress, c.1850. Oral provenance: from the John Langdon/Barnard family (Portsmouth,
NH). |
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Right:
Flounced taffeta and Chiné silk day dress, c.1860. The lining is stamped "Biddeford, Maine."
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