#ca. 1800

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▪︎ Chandelier.

Place of origin: England or Ireland

Date: ca. 1780-1800

Medium: Cut glass, brass

[jupitersmegrim]

Regency dress sewing update: I've decided on a style and the pieces, and have now bought the fabrics!

Stylistically, I've gone for the years 1795–1800 as The Thing will be an 1700s event, and also because I love antique references. (Besides, that way, I also get to show more of my décolleté, so everybody wins.)

The pieces I'm going to create are a shift, petticoat, corset (yes, it's called corset), short robe, and a classic Regency gown (robe à l'Anglaise).

In the last piece I've deviated from the historical example in the Snowshill Manor collection, firstly, because I want to, and secondly, because the catalogue text pointed out that the round dress specifically was an older design altered to fit the new style.

Right now, i'm wondering whether a petticoat will be too much considering I'm going to layer the short robe over the morning dress. Especially since the morning dress is going to be a light linen, as opposed to the original muslin. But we'll see, I suppose (and who knows if I manage to finish all the pieces in time anyway).

All the other pièces are going to be made out of a very light batiste (white for the undergarments, and mint green for the short robe).

Instead of a chemisette, I'm going to go with the other historically accurate option, a scarf. I happen to have a beautiful silk scarf that picks up all the tones in my colour scheme, so I'm hoping it'll be a good match (and not too matchy-matchy).

Hair-wise, I'm going with a white silk headscarf to match other antiquity-inspired styles of the time. For this, I'm using another lucky find from my scarf drawer (a Chinese family friend gifted me this so long ago, I had virtually forgotten its existence): a white silk scarf with a couple of flowers painted on.

Lastly, shoes! I despise ballerinas, so I was over the moon to discover that the late 1790s specifically favoured a more pointy style. Several European shoe companies do a very similar design. Though not all ship to where I am, I got lucky and found a used suede pair that will go nicely with my look, I think. Fingers crossed they arrive in time.

[arinewman7]

Man Seated at a Table with a Skeleton

William Daniell RA

Pen and ink with watercolour over pencil on wove paper, ca. 1800

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Necklace. 

Date: ca. 1800 - 1878

Culture: Indian

Medium: Gold, enamel, diamonds, rubies, pearls and emeralds.

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▪︎ Women's jewelry watch.

Date: ca. 1800

Place of origin: Switzerland

Medium: Enamel, gold (18 carat)

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▪︎ Scent-Bottle.

Date: ca. 1800-1850

Medium: Colorless glass vessel with applied translucent Prussian-blue and opaque white glass beads; additional applied features.

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▪︎ Painting Case with eighteen palettes.

Made for: Edward Greene Malbone (UnitedStates, 1777–1807)

Date: ca. 1800

Place of origin: United States

Medium: Ivory, pigments

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▪︎Cased Set of a Flintlock Rifle, a Pair of Pistols, and Accessories.

Gunsmith: Nicolas Noël Boutet (French, Versailles and Paris, 1761–1833)

Date: ca. 1800

Place of origin: Versailles, France

Medium: Steel, wood (walnut, mahogany), silver, gold, horn, velvet.