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FASHION

Antique Fashion Prints

Beyond the Fringe- Shawls of Paisley Design

The Christmas Purse, 1858

Interactive Civil War Era Wedding Gown

Collecting 19th C. Chinese Sleevebands

Corsets from Lord & Taylor Catalogue, 1881

Dressing the Victorian Lady

Dressing Up- A Timeline of Women's Fashions

Fashion Print Timeline

Fashion Quote by Worth

Garden Hat and Hoods from Harper's Bazar, 1872

History of the Fashionable Bathing Suit

Is the Red Nose from the Corset or Liquor?

Miss Vanderbilt's Trousseau

Mourning and Funeral Usages

The Natural Waist and large Sleeves: Women's Fashions 1825-1840

Online Images of Bridal Gowns

Queen of Hearts Paper Costume

Royal Robes of  Queen Alexandra

To Gather Orange Blossoms (Victorian weddings)

Victorian Bridal Gowns from Harper's Bazar (C.1867-1884)

Victorian Rings

A Victorian Wedding Timeline (fashion prints)

Wedding Photographs, c.1900-1920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VICTORIAN LIFESTYLE

Calling Card Etiquette

Diet & Drinks of Nursing Women: Godey's Lady's Book, 1860

Familiarities Between Relations

Fashions in Calling Cards (for Gentlemen)

Is the Red Nose from the Corset or Liquor?

A Masculine High Tea

Mourning and Funeral Usages

The 19th C. Gentleman
as portrayed by Currier & Ives

Posture and Kindred Signs Express Existing Sexual States

The Touch

Triumph (poem)

The Unsuitable Suitor of 1879

A Whisper to a Newly Married Pair

Woman's Debility

 

VICTORIAN WEDDINGS
Interactive Civil War Era Wedding Gown

Miss Vanderbilt's Trousseau

Online Images of Bridal Gowns

To Gather Orange Blossoms (Victorian weddings)

Victorian Rings

A Victorian "Standard"

A Victorian Wedding Timeline (fashion prints)

Wedding Photographs, c.1900-1920

A Whisper to a Newly Married Pair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HISTORY
Queen Victoria's NOT SO "VICTORIAN" Writings
About Pregnancy, Children, Marriage and Men

A Queen's Daughter- Princess Alice Maud Mary

Royal Robes of  Queen Alexandra

19th C. Christmas Card Publishers

 

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS
Chimney Ornaments,  c1864

Christmas Card Box

Christmas Day Desserts,
Authentic Victorian Holiday Desserts and Recipes

Christmas In The City and The Country, from "Godey's Lady's Book," 1860

The Christmas Purse, 1858

Christmas Slipper, c1860

The Christmas Tree, Illustration from "Godey's Lady's Book," 1860

Christmas Tree Decorations, 
"Good to Eat & Good to Look Upon"

19th C. Christmas Card Publishers

The First Christmas Card

A Twelfthnight Gala
By Catherine Taylor

Victorian Christmas Cards
from Harper's Bazar, December 31, 1881

The Victorian Christmas Tree

 

NEEDLEWORK/ CRAFTS

Berlin Work Pattern,  c1860

Chimney Ornaments,  c1864

Christmas Card Box

The Christmas Purse, 1858

Christmas Slipper, c1860

Sampler Collection, embroidered by one child

'SLIPS': Late 16th/ Early 17th Century Embroidery

Southern Decorative Needlework

Specimens of Lace from the Paris Exposition

Tobacco Pouch, c1858

ENTERTAINING

Christmas Day Desserts,
Authentic Victorian Holiday Desserts and Recipes

Fun In The Sun: Victorian Beaches  in the 1800s

History of the Fashionable Bathing Suit

A Masculine High Tea

New Cotillion Favors For The Season

19th C. Cake Recipes
from Godey's Lady's Book

19th C. Recipes with Alcohol

A Summer Floral Fête

A Twelfthnight Gala
By Catherine Taylor

Valentine's Day Cards

Valentines: Queen of Hearts Paper Costume

Victorian Valentines:  Three-Dimensional Cards Captivate Americans

Victorian Entertaining
A Summer Lawn Festival

 

HOMES & GARDENS
Antique Decorative Carpets & Area Rugs

Clocks 

Furniture Glossary

Garden Hat and Hoods from Harper's Bazar June 29, 1872

The Golden Age of Carriages

ORNAMENTS IN LANDSCAPE GARDENING, "Woodward's Architecture and Rural Art", 1867. Design No. 8

ORNAMENTS IN LANDSCAPE GARDENING, "Woodward's Architecture and Rural Art", 1867. Design No. 9

Regency Furniture & Draperies from Ackermann's, 1809-1812

Victorian Entertaining
A Summer Lawn Festival

Victorian Gardens

Woodward's Architecture and Rural Art, No. 1- "Cottages and Farm Houses", 1867. DESIGN No. 4., AN OCTAGONAL COTTAGE

Victorian Dolls, from Harper's Bazar, 1881