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18th century clothing, 18th century shoes, 19th century Clothing, Antique clothing, Antique textiles, French curiosities, Metalic embroidery, Script
Found at an antique shop in Louisiana,
alongside a dated portrait of it’s owner wearing it.
Only the hat was purchased, then it sold again, and again
with only a whisper of it’s story trailing behind..
c. 1790
Jefferson street
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Early American linen corset…
Worn by Miss Susanna Lincoln on her wedding day
January 14, 1779
English silk moire bridal shoes with attached note:
Bride’s shoe (paste buckles missing) worn at her wedding
by Catharine Quested in October 1782
Trapunto corded corset
owned by A.B. Colby…
from an estate in Lincoln, Massachussets
The Colbys were an old New England Family with several Abigails …
c. 1820
antique chemise…
with owner’s initials
c. 1820-1830
Rare metallic brocaded dress c. 1810
recently required from the descendants of
Revolutionary War veteran
Captain Rufus Lincoln (1751-1838)
Silk on linen sampler
c. 1802
by Jane Bird
Silk on linen antique sampler
c. 1827
by Martha C. Hooton
Fine white work, bobbin lace hankerchief…
crown emblem signifies it belonged
to a member of the royal family
c. 1800s
