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Pauline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon

^by Robert Lefèvre, 1809

^by François-Joseph Kinson, 1808

^by Marie-Guillemine Benoist, 1808

Dress of French manufacture, before 1814:

^by Marie-Étienne Nitot (1750-1809) and François Regnault Nitot (1779-1853), Tiara Comb, 1803

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Donna Franca Florio, c. 1890

#19th century #19th century fashion #italy #italian fashion

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Dress

c. 1890

Grand Rapids Public Museum

#19th century #19th century fashion #bolero #not really but looks like it from the front

Alexandrine de Bleschamp, Napoleon Bonaparte's sister-in-law

^by Jean François Bozio

^by Carlo Maria Viganoni, 1815

^by François-Xavier Fabre, 1804

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Fobs

18th century gentlemen wore watch chains attached their timepieces because they helped make it easy to check the time without having to root inelegantly in a tiny pocket. Watch chains were long enough to show from under the waistcoat.

Today, we call these kinds of chains fobs. However, the word “fob” originally referred not to the chain itself, but to the small pocket in which valuables, like a watch, were kept. Breeches in the 18th and early 19th century had wide waistbands with small pockets fitted into them, a tradition continued by many modern pairs of jeans:

So in the 18th century, the fob was the pocket and the watch chain was what you attached your watch to. However, many museums, especially American museums, label them (and even some equipages/chatelaines) as fobs. The confusion may stem from the fact that many earlier 18th century men’s watch chains are not chains at all, but watch strings made of ribbons, tassels and other passementerie.

Read more about fobs!

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@magictrapeze I looked this up, and here's what I found:

The word "fob" originally comes from the German word fuppe or fobke, meaning "small pocket." It originally referred to the specific, small concealed pocket in a man's waistcoat used to hold a pocket watch.

Then, because of how the watch was worn, "fob" came to mean the short chain, leather strap, or ribbon used to attach the watch to the waistband or vest pocket. This allowed the wearer to easily pull the watch out.

Over time, people began hanging decorative ornaments, wax seals, or medallions from the end of the strap or chain. These dangling charms also became known as "fobs".

So it's both, depending on the period!

#men's fashion #accessories #jewelry #fob #watch fob #watches #fashion history

fouryearsofshades

zongzi shape purse for the duanwu festival

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Fobs

18th century gentlemen wore watch chains attached their timepieces because they helped make it easy to check the time without having to root inelegantly in a tiny pocket. Watch chains were long enough to show from under the waistcoat.

Today, we call these kinds of chains fobs. However, the word “fob” originally referred not to the chain itself, but to the small pocket in which valuables, like a watch, were kept. Breeches in the 18th and early 19th century had wide waistbands with small pockets fitted into them, a tradition continued by many modern pairs of jeans:

So in the 18th century, the fob was the pocket and the watch chain was what you attached your watch to. However, many museums, especially American museums, label them (and even some equipages/chatelaines) as fobs. The confusion may stem from the fact that many earlier 18th century men’s watch chains are not chains at all, but watch strings made of ribbons, tassels and other passementerie.

Read more about fobs!

#fashion #fashion history #men's fashion #jewelry #accessories #pockets #now you know why they have that stupidly tiny pocket in your jeans!

Louis Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon

^by François Gérard, 1806

^wearing the uniform of a Dutch cavalry general, by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein, c. 1813

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Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli, Italian, 1600-1610

#weapons #renaissance #renaissance fashion #17th century #17th century fashion #italy #italian fashion

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Pair of woman’s gloves, made in the US, 1885-95 (source).

#gloves #accessories #united states #american fashion #19th century #19th century fashion #i love the colors!!!!#I never knew that gloves could be laced up like that either

Late 17th-century French fashion

Femme de qualite en deshabille d'este

Femme de qualité en deshabillé d'Esté, 1684, woman in mantua with closed fan, wearing watch on chain

Femme de qualité en deshabillé d'Esté, 1684, woman with feathered fan

Femme de qualité en Echarpe, 1693, woman wearing shawl

Femme de qualité en Sultane, 1688, holding small dog

Fille de qualité

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A gun hidden within a bible, made for Francesco Morozini, Doge of Venice (1619-1694). The owner of the bible could pull the silk bookmark to shoot while the book was still closed. Now on display at the Museo Correr in Venice.

Caroline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon

^by François Gérard, 1810-1812. Note the smoking Mt. Vesuvius in the background, as she was Queen of Naples at the time

^by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1814. More Vesuvius!

^Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1809

^A c.1810 Hardstone parure (matching royal jewellry) made for Caroline Bonaparte Murat by the Galleria dei Lavori of Florence. It was designed by Carlo Carlieri. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of New York.