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Kingsbury velvet gown, c.1870
Velvet, silk, floral lace, satin ribbon, petersham ribbon, tarlatan, baleen bones.
via madison historical society on flickr
which outfit would you rather wear? (1875)
left (the one without a veil)
right (the one with a veil)
requested by: @mssc-ss-l
request: wedding dresses from the early 1870s
commentary from the curator: technically this is really more mid-1870s, but I was excited to find a plate that looked like two wedding dresses rather than one wedding gown and one "normal" dress, as it usually is, but I can certainly find some earlier ones if you would prefer! ☺️
A man gets a tooth pulled in London, UK. (1870s)
Jesters at the Court of Empress Anna (1872) by Valery Jacobi. Tretyakov Gallery.
Then and Now- Early 1900’s and March 2025.
The beautiful Reid-Brinkley House on NC 226A in Turkey Cove in McDowell County was built around 1870.
The two story brick home is highlighted by a two-tier front porch of Victorian sawnwork trim.
“Sawnwork Victorian” ornamentation was most popular in the 1860s through the early 1880s. Although it was employed in many parts of the country, nowhere was it more popular than in North Carolina.
Sawnwork was cut by a jigsaw, usually in elaborate curvaceous shapes. It was used on porches for balustrades or brackets or set between pairs of very slender square posts.
Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream by John Simmons, 1873
Anonymous, Nude Zoomorphic (c.1870s)
How about a wrapped gown? I mean, truly, this looks like a Christmas present.
This gown was made by fashion house and official royal dressmaker, Madame Elise and is likely one of Princess Alexandra's. It dates from around 1870, and you can see that it still has the hallmarks of the 1860s--especially that bodice--but is a bit less full. The bell-shape, tiered look has a lot going on! The dress was lost, but rediscovered in the 20th century in a shop in London.
Madame Elise was a powerhouse in London during this 1860s-1880s, but her warehouse compound was certainly not the best place to live and work. Dressmakers were expected to work long hours (6am-11pm) and were put in cramped quarters with very little ventilation.
One of the workers wrote: “At night we retire to rest in a room divided into little cells, each just large enough to contain two beds. There are two of us in each bed. There is no ventilation; I could scarcely breathe in them when I first came from the country. The doctor who came this morning said they were not fit for dogs to sleep in.”
From Fashion Museum Bath.
