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London Fashions for May, 1806 Full Dress, Walking Dresses, Morning DressLa Belle Assemblée, or Bells Court and Fashionable Magazine was published in London from 1806 to 1868 (Harper 2020). It was founded by John Bell, a magazine publisher and major…

These riding boots belonged to Robert Gardner (1841-1907), who was a lawyer and land surveyor. Robert's father, Zebulon, traveled to California in 1850. At the age of 17, Robert followed his father, probably purchasing the boots on his arrival on his…

Fashion plates are defined as “small, printed images, often hand-colored, of people wearing the latest fashions and depicted in conventional minimally narrative social contexts”, according to the Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, Volume 2, by…

Fashion plates are generalized portraits that depict the style of clothes that a dressmaker, store, or tailor can manufacture or supply. They can also show how various materials can be used to make garments. These illustrations played a substantial…

Walking parasol with eight ribs and a hand-sewn, domed canopy of green silk velvet interlined with a cream-colored chiffon or mousseline de soie; channel ribs wrapped in chiffon; tortoise shell rib tips; brown wood stick with a carved bamboo design;…

This young man stands in a casual pose at the studio of E. L. Mowry, Elmira, N.Y. He appears t beb eight or nine years old. The outfit he wears is reminiscent of an Eton suit, with the wide collar and bow tie over a fitted jacket and short pants.…

This artifact is classified as a tall, black, silk top hat; it has a ribbon band with a small bow. On the inside of the hat embossed on the blue silk lining we can see a logo for E.T. & S. Ryder hatters whose premises was located at 60 Fulton…

This sleeveless, shift-style dress was made in Italy of brown wool gabardine by Emanuel Ungaro (1933-2019), probably within the first few years of Ungaro Paralléle, the label Ungaro launched in 1968 after establishing his company in 1965.The garment…