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Servants were hard to come by in 19th- and early 20th-century New Zealand, despite being offered subsidised passage from Britain. Because of the servant shortage, many women had to learn how to do their own cooking and cleaning. Getting in household provisions was aided by home delivery of meat, ...
The enduring spirit of the people who came before us lives on in the interpreters of Old Sturbridge Village.
Guillaume Lethiere, c. 1799 French, 1760-1832 Lethiere was born on the island of Guadaloupe, but studied in Paris and the French Academy in Rome. He was director of the Academy in Rome, as well as a teacher, and is remembered chiefly for huge classical compositions. Portraits by Lethiere are rare, and it has been suggested that this represents one of his pupils, perhaps his step-daughter, Eugenie Charen.
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Study of a Blone Woman's Profile William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Study of a Young Woman's Head William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Study of the Head of a Blonde Woman William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Head of a Young Girl 1898 William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) A Woman's Head
Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish painter, 1626-1679) A Cockchafer Beetle, and Woodlice --other Insects, with a Sprig of Auricula, c. 1650s Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish painter, 1626-1679) Insects Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish painter, 1626-1679) and Fruit Insects, c. 1656-1679
The Kestner porcelain company belonged to those few that created the most outstanding doll heads, It is not to be assumed that these heads were manufactured by a small and insignificant porcelain factory. Most of the heads in this post are from the Borgfedlt collection...Lydia Richter Kestner shoulder head with modelled ornament comb, and extravagantly painted blouse with modelled collar, frills and bow. Blue glass eyes and feathery eyebrows, closed mouth with contour and red dividing line ca. 1880 Until today, it was not definite who in Europe the first to manufacture porcelain doll heads was. The Royal Porcelain Manufacture (KPM) Meissen was one of the earliest producers. Initially the first dolls were produced as byproducts and only test models. At that time, Meissen made porcelain dishware and extravagant artistic porcelain. In eighteen forty, the first porcelain doll heads were produced commercially. Meissen produced head with elegant lady faces which differed from the later little girl doll faces. Bisque shoulder head attributed to "Kestner", modelled costume hood, three rowed gold colored necklaceand blouse upper part with bows, characteristic Kestner's one stroke eyebrows, closed mouth with dark red dividing line, ca. 1885 Bisque shoulder head attributed to "Kestner", modelled bonnet with flower trimming and bow. ca.1885 Often frills and flowers were added to the dolls. Yet they weren’t called proper toy dolls and not suitable for children. They were still ornamental porcelain that pleased the eye. Some small children were given these dolls as presents. The precious doll was kept safe until the child had attained the right age and necessary maturity to appreciate the doll. As a result, many of these dolls remain today. The ladies home sewing companion - a parian pincushion doll " Dresden Gentleman" Alt, Beck and Gottschalk ca. 1870 ABG "Empress Augusta" a portrait doll.. bisque shoulder head with modelled on jewelry, modelled blouse upper part with blue stripe (also found in pink) modelled black cross Ca. 1880 Thuringia Germany Child posing with "Limbach" stone bisque doll with modelled bonnet wax and cloth body with celluloid forearms... ca. early 1900 "Kestner" China Head with flat top hair style By 1850 manufactures began to realize that porcelain heads with all of their beauty and strong glossiness seemed unnatural and were thus not perfect. They directed their attention towards an especially fine, white, dull, and transparent type of porcelain: which was called Parian. Lowbrow style china shoulder heads, possibly Hertwig..late 1800's Alt, Bech and Gottschalck parian "Highland Mary" ca. 1870 Beautiful and demure Parian child...unknown manufacturer The English developed the first parian-ware in the 1840s, and exhibited parian-ware figures at the London International Exhibition in 1851. These figures proved to be very popular, inspiring the Germans to develop their own version of parian porcelain. Soon the many competing German Thuringian companies began making doll heads and limbs in the unglazed white porcelain bisque. They found that they could achieve a higher degree of detail in the modeling than had been possible with the glazed china pieces. Therefore parian dolls can be found with more elaborate hairstyles and in greater variety than the glazed china dolls. There were so many porcelain factories in Thuringia, that it is often very difficult to tell which company made a specific doll. They copied each other's popular models, and employees drifted back and forth between factories. Alt, Beck and Gottschalk ca. 1870 Parian with Dresden decorations..unknown manufacturer. Ca. late 1800's "Simon and Halbig" Parian Lady ca, 1860 Parian nurse maid and child; doll house dolls ca. 1880 " Little mothers playing house" Beautiful "Kling" shoulder head made from bisque porcelain; blue paperweight glass eyes, leather body with bisque forearms ca. 1880 "The Dresden Gentleman" Dornheim, Koch and Fischer...parian shouder head, hair styled modelled as a young cavalier...ca. 1865 Young lady made of bisque porcelain C.F. Kling...Thuringia, Germany, ca. 1880 The period of the exquisite Parian dolls was quite short because they were still not suitable for child’s play. In addition, their white marble skin color was unnatural so the porcelain was painted flesh-like tone and then was not called Parian but bisque. Many Parian dolls are around today because owners knew of their fragility and kept them safe. Children could only play with them as they matured. That is a good thing. I believe these dolls were some of the most beautiful dolls produced.
Today our Regency time travels for fashion will take us to the year 1824 and oh what an assortment of fashions we have for this year. The trends continue with the lowering and snugger form-fitting bodice and fuller skirt bottoms as we have seen for the past few years. Then is October we see see two mourning fashions; however this time it is not due to a death in the British Royal Family but for the French King Louise XVIII. I found it interesting that the British Court was ordered to go into a short period of mourning for the French king and that many in the British higher ranks were expected to follow along. I will post the fashion article showing this mandate after posting all the fashion plates, so I hope you take a look at it as well. This is my pick of the 1824 Ackermann's Repository Fashion Plates As always, it is difficult for me to choose my pick of the fashions for any one year. I was drawn to this fashion plate due to the interesting composition. Not only is the dress and ladies face charming but the scene in itself was too unusual to be passed over. I hope you have fun looking at and choosing a favorite of your own. Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1824 Fashion Plates 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - January Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - January Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - February Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - February Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - March Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - March Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - April Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - April Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - May Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - May Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - June Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - June Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - July Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - July Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - August Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - August Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - September Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - September Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - October Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - October Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - November Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - November Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - December Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - December Issue ********************** As promised here is the October 1824 fashion article giving some information about the British court ordered mourning for the King of France's death. I just get a thrill out of seeing the phraseology used during this time period. I hope you have enjoyed this little walk through 1824 Regency fashions from Ackermann's Repository and that you will join me again later as we continue with this fun series. Till next time... Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!
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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg 1783-1853 Denemarken
Glorious Georgian dispatches from the long 18th century...
All of the following artworks are attributed to Paul Sandby. Courtesy of the British Museum.
Child's 'pudding' or safety hat of padded cotton made in the UK between 1775 and 1800
