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One Thousand “Girls” and the “Indestructible” Crinoline: W. S. and C. H. Thomson’s Skirt Manufactory
This post discusses an 1859 engraving of W. S. and C. H. Thomson’s Skirt Manufactory in Bartow-Pell’s fall exhibition, The “Quiet Circle”: Women and Girls in 19th-Century America, on view until November 19. The year is 1859, and an extreme … Continue reading
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Tagged Cage crinoline, Douglas & Sherwood, Emile Bourdelin, Female factory workers in the 19th century, Hoop skirts, La jupe Américaine Thomson, Skeleton skirt, The Quiet Circle exhibition, Thomson hoop skirts, Thomson's Crown Skirts, W. S. and C. H. Thomson's Skirt Manufactory
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