#1840

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

Dress, 1836-40

Textured cotton printed with red and purple florals.

via madison historical society on flickr

[xanaxfarts]

Brazilian topaz, c. 1840.

[nemfrog]

"Generative organs of a bird." The origin of life and process of reproduction in plants and animals. Frederick Hollick. 1902.

Popular sex education treatise that went through many editions starting in 1840.

Internet Archive

[curiouscatalog]

Scientific study of sea monsters?

From: Bushnan, J. Stevenson. The Natural History of Fishes, Particularly Their Structure and Economical Uses. Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars; [etc.], 1840.

QL45 .J12 v.35

[oldjewelryfeed]

A Victorian gold and turquoise serpent necklace

[cosmonautroger]

Friedrich von Amerling, Pigeon Girl, 1840

[blondebrainpowered]

A Victorian gold and turquoise serpent necklace, the flexible tapering yellow gold body formed of three rows of scale-like collets each set with a round cabochon-cut turquoise, the head encrusted with cabochon-cut turquoises of various shapes, the brows set with rose-cut diamonds and the eyes with cabochon-cut garnets, all mounted in yellow gold, ca. 1840.

[ltwilliammowett]

Ship Captain's Medicine chest, 1840