far too long & much too well

the gilded age & The Gilded Age icon by Whistler. I follow and like as sea-changed

[frostedmagnolias]

Silk Chine Evening Dress

c. 1914

Augusta Auctions

[smoreofbabylon]

seems a little unfair that I’ll never have my portrait made by John Singer Sargent. I would have been really good at it. there’d be just a hint of canny amusement in my gaze toward the viewer and everything

[mildmayfoxe]

"Wheeler & Wilson's High-Arm New Number Nine is the only perfect sewing machine for family use." sewing machine advertising card, circa 1870-1900. from digital commonwealth

[clawmarks]

Album de la décoration - Librairie des Arts Décoratifs - 1900 - via Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden (SLUB)

[vestiaireartistique]

Nonchaloir (Repose) — John Singer Sargent, 1911 Oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington

Sargent captures his niece, Rose-Marie Ormond Michel, reclining in a moment of effortless elegance. Her shimmering satin gown cascades across the sofa in luminous folds, reflecting light with remarkable fluidity. The relaxed pose contrasts with the richness of the fabric, turning the dress itself into a quiet study of luxury and movement

[rubenista]

John Singer Sargent, Henry Cabot Lodge (detail), 1890

[pyx]

victorian sterling silver seal peppers

[thegildedpage]

the cast watching the knicks win ♥️

[theinternetarchive]

'lilacs in a window,' oil on canvas, mary cassett, american c. 1880-83.

[thegildedagesource]

The Gilded Age Season 4 | In Production Teaser | HBO Max

COMING THIS FALL TO HBO MAX

[detroitlib]

Two men in small sailboat in Holly, Michigan, with trees and land in background. Written on photo back: "June 15, 98, I'll see you tonight."

Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

[nobrashfestivity]

Félix Vallotton, Etude de fesses (Study of the buttocks), 1884

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[tuesday-johnson]

ca. 1860-70s, [hand tinted ambrotype  portrait of a women with her nine-string bango]

via Yale University’s Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American collection

[zedtron774]

Kawanabe Kyosai, White Heron in the Rain, colour woodblock print, Japan, 1880

[artisheaven]

In this tintype an unidentified African American Union soldier with a moustache and beard, holds a pistol across his chest.

His buttons and belt buckle are hand-colored in gold paint. The hand-coloring on the buckle reads “Z O”. Thermoplastic case with brass hinges and red velvet liner.

(Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture)

[shlufim]

Edouard Manet, "A Cat Resting on All Fours, Seen from Behind" & "A Cat Curled Up, Sleeping," Graphite on ivory-colored paper, 1861, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

[classicalcanvas]

Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (1893) by John Singer Sargent