1840s silk dresses, with focus on fan pleated bodices and shot silk Blue/golden shot silk day dress,
1840s silk dresses, with focus on fan pleated bodices and shot silk Blue/golden shot silk day dress, ca. 1849, probably USA. From The Museum at FIT (P86.37.1)Blue/purple shot silk day dress, ca. 1845, England. From The Kyoto Costume Institute (AC4474.83-11-10)Golden/beige evening dress, ca. 1845, USA. From The Museum at FIT (P88.25.3)Portrait of Cecilie Birgitte Mathiesen, née Boldt, 1845-50. Painted by David Monies. From Linderud Manor, Oslo. Portrait of Agnes Hedevig Mathiesen, née Ruwald, 1845-50. Painted by Friedlander. From Linderud Manor, Oslo. Portrait of Juliane Elise Larpent, née Mathiesen, 1845-50. Painted by David Monies. From Linderud Manor, Oslo. Rust/blue shot silk afternoon dress, ca. 1845, USA. From The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2009.300.933)Green/brown day dress, 1840s. From The Shippensburg University Fashion Archives and Museum (SUFAM). Green day dress, 1840s. From The Tasha Tudor Collection, at the 2012 Whitaker Auction. -- source link
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