Tag Archives: 19th-century fashion accessories

All the Colors of the Rainbow: Ombré Patterns from 1820 to 1850

Posted on March 30, 2022 by mansionmusings

Luminous, colorful, undulating—and sometimes even iridescent—the new French ombré wallpapers and textiles of the 1820s were so vibrant that these nuanced designs in shades of one or more colors were often called rainbow patterns. They were also known as irisé … Continue reading →

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More than Summer Style: An 1840s Straw Bonnet

Posted on July 1, 2018 by mansionmusings

  Nineteenth-century fashion editors in Paris, London, Philadelphia, and New York loved to write about straw bonnets. Why all the chatter? This charming headgear was a spring and summer favorite for decades. The female population relished the thrill of buying … Continue reading →

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A Peek Inside the Wardrobe: Busks, Gloves, Shawls, and Shoes

Posted on November 4, 2017 by mansionmusings

This post discusses some of the fashion accessories in Bartow-Pell’s fall exhibition, The “Quiet Circle”: Women and Girls in 19th-Century America, on view until November 19. Sometimes part of the fun of going to museums is seeing objects that are … Continue reading →

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