The extraordinary changes in fashion during the 1830s are a reminder not to over-indulge in "decade-ism" - there is no one style emblematic of the 1830s as a whole: it is important to use "early", "mid", and "late" (or beginning and end dates) when dating extant garments and portraits. The fashions of the beginning of … Continue reading The Interesting Transition of the 1830s
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Yet More Sources – V&A
The corset is almost finished - I just have to do the cups. So there will be good pictures soon, I hope. But for now, I'm looking at more painting sources, this time from the Victoria & Albert Museum. (Sorry about the color cards - they're probably there to show scale, since a lot of … Continue reading Yet More Sources – V&A
Painting Sources
It's so handy, being able to dump a huge thing of pictures here. Portrait of a Young Woman, James Nixon, 1780-1785 Atelier of a Painter, Marie Victoire Lemoine, ca. 1787? Mrs. Bryan Cooke, George Romney, 1787-1791 Comtesse de la Châtre, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1789 Lady Sophia Boyle, Anne Foldsone Mee, ca. 1790 Seated … Continue reading Painting Sources
Museu do Traje, Part I (Nineteenth Century)
Last summer, I traveled to Portugal with my family. One of the last things that we did was to go to the Museu do Traje - the National Fashion Museum. I took pictures of pretty much everything, but I've never shared them, so: They start off with a Regency/Empire/Neoclassical room. I'm not entirely sure what … Continue reading Museu do Traje, Part I (Nineteenth Century)
Candace Wheeler: the Mother of American Interior Design
Candace Thurber Wheeler was born in 1827 in rural Delhi, New York. She and her siblings grew up as "not only traditional, but actual Puritans, repeating in 1828 the lives of our pioneer New England forefathers a hundred years before" – Abner and Lucy Thurber were strictly religious, raising their children according to Biblical precepts … Continue reading Candace Wheeler: the Mother of American Interior Design
Mimic of Modes 