05 Sunday Jul 2009
Posted in Antique prints, Antique shoes
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Caroline
Countess of Holnstein, Bavaria
c. 1834
Trained gown of fine white muslin
c. 1805
from Le Divine Fumier blog
Early 19th century
Gown and Redingote
Detail of figured silk and trim…
Bonhams archives
Woman’s slippers c. 1840
Austria, Vienna
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Fashion Plates
Paris 1833
London 1829
Paris 1828
French bonnet c. 1830s
03 Friday Jul 2009
Posted in 19th century
An unusual printed cotton Independence day dress, circa 1876,
of inexpensive striped and spotted calico trimmed with red and white lace…
Military uniform USA
c. 1830
Vintage patriotic children’s book
Betsy Ross image on cigar box…
renowned as the person to have sewn the first American flag
Uncle Sam and children die cut
02 Thursday Jul 2009
Posted in Antique Fabric, Beds
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Garden roses in July…
Rose printed silk c. 1910
Ancient themes on old terra cotta garden urn…
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gold flecked pink cornice…
salvaged from church in France…
age worn edges and craquelure
and softened terra cotta tones…
18th century Italian silk and velvet panel
Gold and peach embroidered floral detail …
17th century embroidered panel…
Chausable (Ecclesiastical costume)
Silk thread supplementary weft brocaded on silk satin, metallic silver braid, linen
Lyon, France c. 1735-1740
The shifting hue—rose to peach—is elusive, but that is
exactly what makes the shawl seem alive with color.
Regency silk damask shawl c 1820
Tantalizingly unavailable silk flower
from J Crew summer cataloque…
summer peaches…
on Jerusalem Gold honed limestone..
