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The Latest Fashion: An 1840s Dress Tells All
Around 1840, there was a fashion reaction after women grew tired of the huge sleeves, broad shoulders, big bonnets, and sometimes outlandish hairstyles of the previous decade. It was time for a change. An 1840s silk dress in Bartow-Pell’s collection … Continue reading
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Tagged 1840s accessories, 1840s corsets, 1840s dress construction, 1840s dresses, 1840s fashion, 1840s fashion plates, 1840s hairstyles, Catharine Beecher, Chemisettes, corset busks, Dress trimmings in the 1840s, Eliza Leslie, Extreme corsets 1840s, Fawn-colored silk, French influence on 1840s American fashions, Historical influences on 1840s fashion
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Cheerful and Bright (and Smoky): Staying Warm in 19th-Century American Homes
Stories about the effects of cold weather in the 19th century are plentiful. Ink sometimes froze. Pitchers cracked and broke overnight when the water in them turned to ice. Bitterly cold wind made its way through poorly sealed windows and … Continue reading
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Tagged Albany and Troy stove industry, Andirons, Anthracite, Box stoves, Bright coal fire, Cast-iron stoves, Catharine Beecher, Cheerful wood fire, Coal, Coal grates, Coal trade, Cold weather in the 19th century, Column parlor stoves, Domestic hearth, Eliza Leslie, Family circle, Fireplaces, Firewood in the 19th century, Firewood trade, Godey's, Greek Revival, Home heating in the 19th century, Honore Daumier, Lighting fires in the 19th century, Parlor stoves, Wood and coal fires
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What’s a Girl to Do? Nineteenth-Century Lifestyle Guides for Young Ladies
To quote pop star Cindi Lauper, “Girls just want to have fun,” and it was often the same in the nineteenth century. Plus ça change, as they say. There were just a lot more rules back then. And let’s not … Continue reading
