Paris
Maison Paul Poiret

Pretty Dress, 1912.

Cotton muslin, cotton embroidery in stem and knot stitch, copper buttons.

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At-Home Gown, 1863-65.

Printed/stenciled cotton plainweave & (possibly) thermo-plastic buttons.

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Elegant At Home/ Tea Gown, 1887-89.

Aubergine silk taffeta, silk crepe & silk embroidery floss creating motif of wisteria flowers.

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France
Maison Félix.

Dress, 1897.

Ottoman silk, machine-made Cluny lace, steel bead embroidery & sequined silk chiffon.

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France

Tailored Suit, c1907.

Cotton, embroidered with Cornély machine-laid cord, fine cotton lining.
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France
Maison Christian Lacroix.

Evening Dress 'Victoria,' Autumn/Winter 1991-92.

Silk satin. size 36.

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Jean-Marc Nattier (1685- 1766)

Manon (Maria Maddelena) Balleti, 1757.

Manon was courted by Casanova, who may have commisioned this portrait.
Violas or pansies mean ‘thoughts of the beloved’. The rose is associated with love or her mother, Rosa.

National Gallery

France.

Robe à la française, 2nd half 18th c.

Silk taffeta.
length 140 cm, waist 70 cm.

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'The Witch' by Lionel Lindsay, 1924

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'Nocturne with Architecture' painted by Antonio Basoli, (1774 - 1848)

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#illustration by Denys Watkins - Pitchford, (1905 - 1990)

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Gli, the famous late resident cat of the Hagia Sophia.❤🐈 Photo credit: Feng Wei Photography. #Caturday

Feed me! 😁
Young Blackbird begging for food from dad in my Somerset garden this week. 😍🐦

Portrait of a Noblewoman Dressed in Mourning c. 1600 by Jacopo Chimenti, called Jacopo da Empoli.

(Art Institute Chicago)

Ring (amethyst in a gold setting), 1800-69. Victoria & Albert Museum.

Marie Antoinette had ten sisters, all called Maria.

Portrait of Emma Jane Hodges (c. 1810)

by Charles Howard Hodges (British, 1764-1837)

⁦Rijksmuseum⁩

The sitter was the painter’s daughter.

Painting at Bedtime.
Peonies.
Matilda Browne.

Peonies have always been a favourite flower among painters. Matilda Browne was an American Impressionist painter who was the only woman to be accepted by the all male (and rather misogynistic) Old Lyme group of painters.

Often overlooked in favor of the dominating “la garçonne” or flapper look of the 1920s, this Robe de Style by Jeanne Lanvin shows another one of the most popular styles of women’s dress during the decade. Read more! fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1920-1929/

France.

Dress, 1850-55.

Silk . length 145 cm, waist 60 cm.

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