Lot 52 - A finely embroidered muslin evening dress, - Estimate 1000-1500 GBP
Lot 1 - A printed Indian chintz open robe, English, - Estimate 3000-5000 GBP
Lot 25 - A Provençal printed cotton day dress, French, - Estimate 800-1200 GBP
Lot 55 - A whitework embroidered muslin day dress, - Estimate 1000-1500 GBP
Lot 40 - A green/mauve shot sarsanet dress, French, - Estimate 1200-1800 GBP
Lot 37 - A fine white muslin gown with long train, - Estimate 6000-10000 GBP
Königin Therese out take by Munich school (auctioned by Sotheby's as part of Four Portraits of Members of the Bavarian Royal Family). From their Web site.
Fancast: Kate Winslet
Lady by the circle Antoine Vestier (auctioned). From mutualart.com/Artwork/Portrait-of-a-lady/76893C8EA9C575E4; removed more conspicuous spots & flaws with Photoshop & enlarged to fit screen 1910X2800 @144 7.3Mp.
I cannot manage to find the button I need to sew onto my real-world everyday winter coat, but I'm pondering and plotting how much broadcloth a Redingote (Redingcoat or Redingcote) would require, and internally debating the merits of red versus green. Greatcoats have their attractions, and while Mr S would undoubtedly enjoy the warmth of…
1804 Madame Louis-Charles Maigret by Martin Drolling (Musée du Louvre - Paris, France). From history-of-fashion.tumblr.com/post/126426134664/1804-martin-drolling-madame-louis-charles.
The most deadly shade of green 🐍 is definitely Scheele's - there was even a thought that Napoleon was poisoned by it when he died at St. Helena Island, because the walls in his room were covered in Scheele's green drapes. it was believed to be arsenic poisoning. The theory was disproved later when the scientists discovered the amount of arsenic throughout Napoleon's life (measured by analysing his hair remains) remained pretty much the same.
by Susan Jarrett There is much documentation of what men wore during this period but not a great deal of research on women’s clothing. I suspect this is because early American frontier women …
