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πŸͺ‘ B.A. Art history & History. Historic fashion, art, old ruins, churches, antiques, gardening & music fan... LLB student & seamstress. 🐝🐨 🦜🐢🐱 You may know me as @plummie9 on the bird.

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Dress- English.
Silk, 1743-53- Spitalfields, London.

Delightful silk brocade dress, c.1750.

Newfields, Indianapolis Museum of Art

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Paris
Pamelard.

Silk taffetta dress, 1880-90.

Worn by Clara Birch.
I love the smocking!

the Oslo Musuem
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american or European.

Afternoon dress, 1855-58.

Striped silk taffeta with woven design. Lace trim

the Met Museum

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American.

Austere Ensemble, 1843.

Mohair, wool & cotton.

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Paris
Attrib. to Charles Frederick Worth (1825-1895) &/or
Jean-Phillipe Worth (1856-1926),
House of Worth.

Dinner dress, 1895.

silk damask, chiffon, beads, moirΓ© silk.
The Met Museum

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Paris.
Ernest Raudnitz,
23 Rue Louis-le-Grand.

Dress, 1894-95.

Silk, silk satin, cotton lace, rhinestones, chiffon & cotton.

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Probably American.

Dress, 1875-81.

Silk, ostrich feathers, lace.
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British.

Silk dress, c.1856.

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French.

Silk dress, c.1846.

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American.

Pretty summery cotton dress, c.1844.

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I completely agree, such a shame

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You're welcome! It's a favourite frock of mine & I do have a thing for sleeves

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Hmm, not sure. The jacket makes it look like a maternity outfit

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Hours of research which I absolutely love!

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The colour is πŸ’–

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IN THE SWEET SPRING TIME
Green cover
Black lettering and inlay, decoration of bird in flight carrying a stream of flowers.

IN THE SWEET SPRING TIME Green cover Black lettering and inlay, decoration of bird in flight carrying a stream of flowers.

Book Cover of the Day:

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Paris.
Charles Frederick Worth (1825–1895 )
House of Worth.

Dress, c.1885.

Silk taffeta, silk velvet, applique passementerie, lace trim, tassles
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Netherlands.

Wedding Dress, 1812.

"Pink silk crepe. Decorated with Γ©cru silk tulle and pink silk roses."
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American.

Evening gown, 1930s.

Silk velvet, beads, and rhinestones.
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French.

Evening Dress, c. 1900-14.

"Melon-hued satin mousseline de soie with short train. Japanese style, with shoulders draped "in V" &leaded, on orange chiffon yoke. Kimono/Obi style belt."

Collection & Β© MusΓ©es de la Haute-SaΓ΄ne, Champlitte.
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American.

Afternoon Dress, c.1888.

Silk, cotton, linen.

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American.

Elegant Silk Dress, c.1880.

MoirΓ© silk, silk velvet, fringing & tassles.

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British.

Elegant Silk Suit, c.1760.

I love the trouser details
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Paris.
BouΓ© Soeurs (1899-1957)
9 Rue de la Paix.

Gorgeous Evening Dress, c.1919. ❀️‍πŸ”₯

Silver lamΓ© twill, net, chiffon, metal thread, silk, silk &metal appliquΓ© & glass seed pearls.

Founded by sisters Sylvie Montegut &Jeanne d'Etreillis, nΓ©e BouΓ©.

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French.
Robert.

Pretty in Pink Evening Gown, 1912-14.

Pink silk velvet, gold metallic lace, gold silk crepe chiffon, rhinestones, and silk.
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American.
Stern Brothers.

Dress, c.1910.
Off white cotton, lace, green silk charmeuse, green silk, off white silk crepe chiffon, &silk net.

England.

Parasol, c. 1910.
Taffeta and agate.

Chapeau, unknown.

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French.
Paquin (1891 - 1956)

Diaphanous Slip, c.1930 ❀️‍πŸ”₯

Silk chiffon and AlenΓ§on lace.

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British.

Stunning Ball Gown, c.1842.

I love the raspberry pink colour of the silk brocade.
"The textile was probably originally a 1740s dress which was taken apart & reconfigured into this fashionable dress in the early 1840s."

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American.

Lovely Afternoon Dress, 1890s.

I think it's a seersucker cotton with stripes of silk ribbon & lace. It has silk satin collar on the day bodice with chiffon or georgette. Very nice indeed!

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American or European.

Lovely Linen Afternoon Dress, 1903-05.

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