#early 19th century dress

[heaveninawildflower]

Woman’s dress (United States, 1825-1830).

Silk brocaded satin, net trim, and linen lining.

Image and text information courtesy MFA Boston.

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Day Dress.

Date: 1890-1900

Designer/Maker: David Jones Pty Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia); Owner: Mrs. Amy Grimley (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

Medium: Silk brocade, faille, glass beads, sequins, metal.

[historical-fashion-polls]

[larobeblanche]

Gustave Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918) • Portrait of Serena Lederer • 1901

[clove-pinks]

Fashion plate detail: Winter 1840.

The man on the extreme left wears a frock coat and top hat suitable for daywear while his companion is dressed in formal evening wear: tailcoat, white cravat, and Brandenberg coat worn over the shoulders like a cape. He carries a chapeau bras.

Historic Textile and Costume Collection, the University of Rhode Island.

[resplendentoutfit]

Antonio de la Gándara (French, 1861-1917) • Portrait de Madame Louisa de Mornand, également connu sous La Femme au chien (Women with a Dog) • 1907

Left: Shot silk dresses

Right: Day dress c. 1850′s • John Bright Historic Costume Collection

Shot silk is a fabric which is made up of silk woven from warp and weft yarns of two or more colours producing an iridescent appearance. – Wikipedia

[empirearchives]

Some of my favorite Empire Style dresses from France in the early 19th century

Town dress with chemisette owned by Empress Josephine, First Empire, circa 1804-1809 (Château de Malmaison) / Dress, 1805-1810 (The Met) / Evening Dress, 1805-1810 (The Met) / Court dress attributed to Empress Josephine, after 1810 (Château de Malmaison)

[ltwilliammowett]

A gentleman's dressing chest with books, a telescope, personal items, etc. owned by Vice Admiral George McKinley who used it aboard ship, early 19th century

[escapismsworld]

Evening dress, 1823-25. McCord Museum.

[historical-closet-raider]

Stripey Sunday

Image credit - Augusta Auctions

This 1825-30 dress was part of Tasha Tudor's extensive costume collection before being auctioned in 2007.

Here's the description given on the the Augusta Auctions website:

"Roller printed in stripes of orange, brown and white over-printed with red and blue florals, rounded neckline, centre front closure, bodice with tucked bias diagonal bands across the chest, full puffed sleeve tapering to 1" piped cuff, self fabric button on each cuff, apron front gathered to drawstring tie, finished with attached 2" fabric belt, full gathered skirt, muslin lined bodice, sleeves and hem facing, probably English"

I feel cosy just looking at this dress. It has peak grandma's curtain energy and peak autumn vibes.

[fashion-from-the-past]

1836

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Evening dress.

Date: ca. 1840

Medium: Cotton, silk

[historical-fashion-polls]

[larobeblanche]

Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828) • María Teresa de Borbón y Vallabriga, Condesa de Chinchon • 1800 • Museo del Prado, Spain

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

François-Xavier Fabre (1766-1837) "Portrait of Edgar Clarke, full-length, in a forest" (1802) Oil on canvas

[clove-pinks]

I'm not done with Edward Couch (although I feel very sorry for his tragic fate). He not only looks like this but writes with the voice of an 1840s Gent in his letters home. He visits Greenland and writes to his parents: "Arrival took place this morning at 3 o’clock & one of the rummest snug little places I ever saw. x x x x x" (He uses tons of Xs in his letters, from the example in May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth).

"Old Franklin is an exceedingly good old chap." And he continues:

In our mess – we live uncommon well – too well almost – we commenced preserved meats & soups etc, a day or two ago & find them very good – in fact every thing is most comfortable – couldn’t be more so. x x x x We shall have plenty of shooting by & bye – when we arrive at our station – jammed in the ice – a regular set of game laws will come out